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When my son entered elementary school in Cherry Hill, years ago, I saw first-hand the difference a teacher's understanding of gifted children's development and needs made in the education he received. One teacher insisted that a first grader who was reading Hardy Boy mysteries for fun must participate in reading group phonics discussions about the sounds letters make; another, second-grade, teacher established learning stations around the room, providing assignments at different skill/ability levels at each station. For example, children could choose between writing a sentence for each of the week's spelling words, or writing a story, including these words. The difference in my son's attitude toward school and learning in these very different classrooms was enormous. It is vitally important to give teachers the professional development they need to educate gifted learners, both for the sake of our children and for the future of our society.