These four issues of a quarterly publication for gifted educators and parents of gifted children span winter 2002 through fall 2002. Featured articles include: (1) "Cultivating Courage, Creativity, and Caring" (James T. Webb), which discusses the need to encourage the development of courage and caring, as well as creativity in gifted students; (2) "Is College an Appropriate Environment for the Profoundly Gifted Child?" (Beth Wright), which discusses the obstacles of admittance to colleges for young gifted students; (3) "Reading the Poet of Transformation: Ovid" (Michael E. Walters); (4) "Abraham Lincoln: A Hero for the Ages Seen through the Prism of Multiple Intelligences" (Jerry Flack); (5) "Shakespeare Sampler: A Unit to Connect Elementary Gifted Students to Shakespeare" (Jane P. Mitchell); (6) "Black History and Giftedness" (Michael E. Walters); (7) "Stand Up for Gifted Children: Advocacy in the School and Home" (Joan Franklin Smutny); (8) "Is Your School Setting Healthy or Toxic?" (Lisa Rivero), which discusses social and emotional needs of gifted children, how educational settings influence student development, and characteristics of healthy educational environments; (9) "An Appreciation of John Steinbeck (1902-68)" (Michael E. Walters); (10) "Raising Expectations of Children from Poverty" (Carol Horn), which provides techniques for improving the academic performance of economically disadvantaged gifted students; (11) "The Importance of the Humanities in Confronting Evil in the World" (Andrew Flaxman); (12) "Performing Arts Instruction for Exceptionally and Profoundly Gifted Children" (Beth Wright), which discusses key issues crucial to the successful integration of gifted education theory in arts instruction; and (13) "The Re-Invention of the Educational Wheel" (Michael E. Walters). Most articles include references. (CR)