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About Northern's G&T Program
About Northern's G&T Program
According to the Strengthening G&T Education Act passed into law by NJ Governor Murphy in January 2020, a "Gifted and talented student means a student who possesses or demonstrates a high level of ability in one or more content areas when compared to his chronological peers in the school district and who requires modifications of his educational program if he is to achieve in accordance with his capabilities.” Northern Burlington uses multiple measures to identify gifted students and consults the Gifted Programming Standards of the National Association for Gifted Children in developing programs for gifted and talented students.
According to the National Association of Gifted Children (NAGC.org), gifted students may exhibit many of the following characteristics:
Cognitive
Cognitive
Keen power of abstraction
Interest in problem-solving and applying concepts
Voracious and early reader
Large vocabulary
Intellectual curiosity
Power of critical thinking, skepticism, self-criticism
Persistent, goal-directed behavior
Independence in work and study
Diversity of interests and abilities
Creative
Creative
Creativeness and inventiveness
Keen sense of humor
Ability for fantasy
Openness to stimuli, wide interests
Intuitiveness
Flexibility
Independence in attitude and social behavior
Self-acceptance and unconcern for social norms
Radicalism
Aesthetic and moral commitment to self-selected work
Affective
Affective
Unusual emotional depth and intensity
Sensitivity or empathy to the feelings of others
High expectations of self and others, often leading to feelings of frustration
Heightened self-awareness, accompanied by feelings of being different
Easily wounded, need for emotional support
Need for consistency between abstract values and personal actions
Advanced levels of moral judgment
Idealism and sense of justice
Behavioral
Behavioral
Spontaneity
Boundless enthusiasm
Resists changing activities when engrossed in own interests
Highly energetic
Constantly questions
Insatiable curiosity
Impulsive, eager and spirited
Strong determination in areas of importance
High levels of frustration when doesn’t meet standards
Volatile temper, especially related to perceptions of failure
Non-stop talking/chattering
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