I have really loved reading Miraca Gross's book and articles. It has helped me a lot, given me courage to keep at it (advocacy, which we all know is so tiring and sometimes disappointing). While some of the scores for the children profiled are intimidating, I still found her studies on long-term wellbeing of radically accelerated kids inspiring. I also like the discussions about siblings. Her book is one I go back to every so often to get "grounded", especially when I've been discouraged by the "system".
Genius Denied probably had the most impact on me of all the books I've read--getting me started. Karen Rogers' Reforming Gifted Education (I think it's called that) got me thinking about grade skips, A Nation Deceived, and Developing Math Talent--all good, but the more I've read, the more overwhelmed I get about how much more needs to be done for my kids. I haven't read Ruf yet.
