Originally Posted by HowlerKarma
Truthfully, the very best teachers my DD has ever had haven't had any particular professional background-- they are gifted themselves, and the ones that have been best for her have been HG+ people.

I'd bear that in mind. You can't "train" a person to see the world through that lens of personal experience. smile

This really rings true for me. I don't think gifted education is something you can fully teach unless you're gifted yourself. In order to properly teach something, you must have direct experience.