I've only skimmed the article thus far, but my initial impression is that it would not be convincing to fil re providing more for high ability children, especially high ability children who are not economically disadvantaged. The article does mention pushing the services often found in GT programming into the regular classroom for all or most kids b/c kids other than gifted kids can benefit from them -- something that fil would support but something that also sounds a lot like everyone can benefit from these services, so we don't need to be doing something different for gifted kids only. The early profile of a child who lives in public housing and whose family receives food stamps would be a child he would see as one who needs support b/c he doesn't have it. White, middle class gifted kids don't need anything in his opinion, though, b/c they have educated parents and aren't poor.
