When deciding on services and programs for Talented and Gifted youngsters, you don't have to think of what's best for THEM. Just think of what's best for YOU. Think of what's best for all people, and for the future of our society and our planet. We need these gifted youngsters as much as we need nutritious food, unpolluted water, and clean air. Today they depend on us for their intellectual and emotional growth like the seed depends on the farmer. But farmers do not question whether or not to water, fertilize and care for their little plants. They know that what they sow, they will also reap, and that the tiny seed, if properly planted and nurtured, will give back to them tenfold. Gifted youngsters, properly nurtured and educated, will grow strong and give back to us tenfold. The Three Wise Men gave Baby Jesus gifts, knowing He would give back to them a thousandfold. Let us be wise and know that providing these youngsters appropriate services and programs is "giving a gift that keeps on giving; sowing seeds that will reap an abundant harvest." They need us. We need them. Their future depends on us. OUR FUTURE DEPENDS ON THEM!!!
This article was written for and printed in “A Different Drummer”, the Journal of the Oregon
Association for the Talented And Gifted . Thank you for taking the time to read it. If you are interested in obtaining copies of any of the numerous articles I have written, please contact me.
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