Nurturing Talent in High School: Life in the Fast Lane (Education and Psychology of the Gifted Series)

This is a fascinating chronicle of the lives of academically talented and gifted adolescents living in a special residential public high school. The author, who lived as a resident in the school’s dormitory, provides rare insights on how environment and potential talent interact inside a school to impact identity, talent, and advanced development. By exploring the special context of the school, this volume:

* Shows how the combination of rigorous academics and living with other talented children can create a high energy environment that accelerates the pace of development—although many students may be unprepared to keep pace, they do.
* Examines in-depth issues of equity and excellence, status, and identity.
* Depicts a high school where equity and excellence co-exist and offers an explanation for this unusual phenomenon in American high schools.
* Offers valuable information that can be applied to a variety of gifted and talented programs and other specialized learning environments.
* Exemplifies a distinctive dedication to qualitative research methods, setting a new standard for conducting such research.