I'm not an expert or even someone who works in the field, but I like the Renzuli three ring conception of gifteness. It seems like it provides an understandable justification for the distinction between being a high-achieving student and a gifted student.

A Practical System for Identifying Gifted and Talented Students

It also seems like a good model for an environment where the majority of the students are high achievers or there are parents who want to treat a gifted program as a status symbol.

Last edited by mckinley; 02/28/19 11:49 AM.