This article reviews the current status of special curriculum for gifted learners and proposes a new perspective for the development of mathematics and science curriculum at grades 6–12. Fundamental to the development of such curriculum is a recognition of the needs of gifted learners for accelerated content within a conceptual framework that incorporates conceptually the current technology. Suggested scope and sequence charts are included that reflect the best curricular models from the 1960's with futuristic concepts and ideas to meet the needs of students today.
For several years, Talent Search programs at five American universities have offered intensive summer experiences for a select group of highly gifted young adolescents in core academic areas. It has been the position of directors of these projects that the experience of attending such a summer program has a profound effect on an adolescent's life. In an effort to examine the overall effects and benefits of this type of programming, the Midwest Talent Search Project at Northwestern University conducted a follow-up study of one hundred of its summer participants. This article describes the procedures used, reports the data collected, and suggests a “benefits model” for further testing among this population of gifted adolescents.
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