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Presents an article on a mentoring partnership in educating college students in the U.S. Significance of establishing expectations from a mentoring partnership; Benefits of a mentoring relationship; Recommendations for mentors and mentees.

Presents information on how to start a course in college. Ways designed by teachers to begin courses; Pre-class preparation; Establishment of expectations and suggesting ways to meet them; Establishment of student-professor and student-student communication mechanisms.

Discusses various aspects of the student-centered approach to college teaching. Problems encountered during implementation of the approach; Faculty concerns.

Highlights the benefits of giving writing assignments to college students in the United States. Exploration of initial attitudes toward subject to be studied; Activation of prior knowledge about the subject; Relevance of subject to life; Establishment of mental connections between newly learned and previously known material.

The function of gifted education is the same as that of any other branch of special education — to serve children whose needs are not adequately met by the regular curriculum. The author argues, on the basis of his own educational experiences and those of his children, that intelligence testing is an invaluable and irreplaceable tool for identifying gifted children and obtaining a measure of the urgency of their special educational needs. He also offers several ideas for how parents of exceptionally gifted children can create an environment in which their children's gifts can flourish. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]