Feeling encouraged

This week I am back to being a student. I am one of 14 students taking a research methods class and, based on my experience in recent years, I did not expect to find anyone else interested in gifted students in the group. However, as we began to discuss and refine research topics of interest, 3 of us were explicitly looking at gifted students (or their families) and another touched on the area. Not a bad percentage really! One young graduate teacher had recently completed a unit in gifted education and wants to know more. So perhaps that is a sign that things are more encouraging than I might have been thinking........