India has paved its way and made steady progress in the field of formal school education. In this journey, the country has made impressive strides particularly in promoting the right to education through the RTE. Does this right encompass the 6 million (3% )of the high ability children who are gifted? The article draws attention of the readers to the concerns of this often forgotten neglected population.
Are certain individuals born to be teachers and can only those be truly competent? Or can people without such aspirations develop to become ‘great teachers’? Are there certain conditions, the presence of which foster such development?