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Well-travelled, and often polemical, the authors have achieved a triumph of collaboration. The strength of the book is in their shared and uncompromising view that the most able are being ignored in the UK.  They are right and they must be heard.

Policy makers and education leaders from around the world are beginning to realize the economic and cultural value of intellectual and creative human capital.  Ian Warwick and Martin Stephen have provided a highly informative macro-view of many countries’ approaches to developing giftedness and talents in young people. This book provides a superbly-organized and resourceful assessment of gifted program practices and services that will save interested persons the ten thousand hours necessary to gain this kind of global perspective.

A once in a generation nugget of truth that we can and must do so much more for our most able, superbly written by two contrasting writers both with unchallengeable credibility in the world of education.  This skilfully crafted book forces us to look beyond our shores only to find ourselves lacking when it comes to schooling our best and brightest. It is a provocative challenge for all educators to raise the bar. A rare blend of much needed intelligent debate with a completely practical approach for teachers to use in class.

Martin Stephen and Ian Warwick have produced a timely reminder of the importance of programmes that enable highly able students to achieve their full potential. By collecting a wealth of global case studies, they deliver a wake-up call to British politicians to ensure that effective provision for the highly able is seen as an issue of equity rather than elitism.

This is a well-organised, well-researched book that is also very well-written – the reader is immediately drawn into the text because, from page one, it is exciting to read! This is a refreshing change from many ‘academic’ texts that drone on in a style that is supposedly in the traditional (and often dull!) style of academic writing. 

In this thoughtful exploration of a wide range of programming options and techniques for teaching the most able students around the world, Warwick and Stephen raise tough questions that are critically important for all educators and parents. Are we getting the balance right between spoon feeding and challenge? In our concern for ensuring that all students achieve basic academic standards, are we ignoring the needs of the most able learners? Are we providing the opportunities for engagement in real learning required for creativity and innovation?