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Recently I came across this BBC item about Finnish education. It is not specifically about gifted education, but the Education Minister mentions a pilot programme for gifted students. It's pretty exciting that they acknowledge the need for one.



Unfortunately, New Zealand is not the best country for the gifted. There are some excellent initiatives and individual schools that do well, but, in general, teachers are not well informed and academic achievement is not valued as much as it is in other countries that I'm familiar with. Sporting achievement is another matter. There is plenty of support for that.