How important is teacher certification in gifted education? We were just told by an administrator that "It just means they did an extra 12 hours and picked up a certification...".

My DD had a first grade teacher who was certified in gifted education, and, whether it was just in her nature, or was actually trained, she really helped our DD to flourish. The remainder of the teachers in her school are not certified. Is this worrisome?

fWiw, all the other teachers *seem excellent.