The Mis-education of the (2e) exceptional student: the ever-present face of the non-traditional student Many school doors have been opened and the classrooms occupied; however many doors of education have also been closed. The gifted and talented program has been a household name to some families when it comes to education, especially during the 1980s. However, being gifted and talented can also have a down side. That same “bright intellectual” who is probably failing classes right now, may in fact have another serious challenge. I am speaking of the twice-exceptional student also known as the “2e” student. This, my friend is a hybrid combination of a gifted intellectual (i.e. superior range IQ or capabilities); who simultaneously happens to also have a learning disability or multiple learning disabilities.