Gifted Education Through the Timeline

By Psyche_81
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    Gifted Through the Timeline

  • First recognized systematic efforts for gifted in public education

    First recognized systematic efforts for gifted in public education
    William Torrey Harris begins the first known efforts to educate gifted students.
    NAGC

  • First School Specifically for Gifted

    The first school specifically for gifted children is opened in Worster, Massachusetts. NAGC

  • Intelligence Testing

    Intelligence Testing
    The Stanford-Binet is published, giving a consistent baseline for intelligence testing. This becomes one of the baseline assessments used, even to this day, to identify gifted students.

  • Mandatory School for ALL

    All American children are required to attend elementary school, at the minimum.

  • Gifted Students Are Different, Officially

    Lewis Terman's "Genetic Studies of Genius" is published, concluding that gifted students are, indeed, different when compared to normal students.

  • NAGC Founded

    The National Association for Gifted Children is founded. NAGC

  • Space Race Begins

    Space Race Begins
    Sputnik is launched into space and Americans reevaluate their priorities.Our lack of strong science and math classes, or the consistency with pushing advanced students is brought into sharp review.

  • National Defense Education Act Passes

    National Defense Education Act Passes
    The federal government recognizes the needs for a better educated workforce in the fields of math, science, and foreign languages. house.gov

  • A Nation at Risk

    An official report recognizing how the American education system is not supporting it's students. This article laid the ground work for creating more rigorous standards and teacher scrutiny. The report was one of the turning points for education reform efforts. While this was not solely focused on gifted children, it was the starting point for analyzing the success of schools supporting ALL of it's students.

  • the Jacob Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Act

    the Jacob Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Act
    Part of the Re-authorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. This is one of the more prominent bills to support gifted education specifically. It's goal is to supply resources for identifying and supporting gifted and talented programs in under served populations.

  • National Excellence Article Published

    National Excellence: The Case for Developing America's Talent summarizes the education system is neglecting gifted students.

  • Official Gifted Standards

    Official Gifted Standards
    NAGC publishes standards and other guidance for gifted programs to utilize in serving the gifted population across the country. This provides some consistency across states and gifted programs.

  • A Nation Deceived

    A Nation Deceived: How Schools Hold Back America's Brightest Students is published. Once more, it is noted that the education system is not sufficiently meeting the needs of it's gifted and talented students.