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According to Jim: necessary components of national infrastructure to support the development of brilliant minds.

Publication: Roeper Review
Publication Date: 01-JAN-08
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: According to Jim: necessary components of national infrastructure to support the development of brilliant minds.(AN EVOLVING FIELD)(Conference news)

Article Excerpt
I recently attended the World Council on Gifted and Talented at the University of Warwick, England. Over 900 delegates attended representing over 60 nations. This represents a substantial growth in the organization from its beginning in London 32 years ago. It appears to be slowly dawning on policy makers around the world that in the same way that physical assets like oil deposits need to be found, refined, and distributed, the intellectual resources of a nation are also a valuable national asset that needs to be found, nurtured, and developed. Some make credible arguments that we shouldn't look at the gifted as "resources"--nevertheless, the argument...

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