DOES EDUCATION IN IRELAND MEET THE NEEDS OF GIFTED STUDENTS?

This paper focuses on education in Ireland and questions if it currently meets the needs of gifted students. Gifted students from Mensa Ireland were questioned on their experiences in primary and post-primary schooling, and the overall response was that students were not being adequately challenged in school, nor were there adequate resources or additional activities available to address their needs. Moderate and gradual acceleration were the most popular types of intervention suggested by the students, in the form of university classes and fast-paced classes with older advanced students.