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“Not every child has an equal talent or an equal ability or equal motivation; but children have the equal right to develop their talent, their ability, and their motivation.”

- John F. Kennedy

Giftedness does not guarantee entitlement to educational privilege, but it does call for a flexible response by schools and other agencies to higher levels of functioning, based on the individual level of functioning not age. Joyce Van Tassel-Baska American education has been caught between two desirable goals—equity and //excellence//. We want all children to have an appropriate education and want to reward the highest level of excellence that each student can achieve. When students of many levels of ability and motivation are in the same classroom, the challenge for the classroom teacher to achieve both of these goals is formidable. //Classroom teachers need support personnel//, if they are to shape the curriculum to the needs of individual students. Changing Views on Educating Gifted Students
 * Conflicts in American Education**