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It depends how you define 'gifted'. If you define 'gifted' to mean someone who is adept at manipulating the system and/or playing within the system, an IQ test
by tkahn6 16y ago
It depends how you define 'gifted'.
If you define 'gifted' to mean someone who is adept at manipulating the system and/or playing within the system, an IQ test or other aptitude tests might not be the best metric.
I interpret 'gifted' to mean 'inherent intelligence, critical reasoning skills, and curiosity'. I believe these things, for the most part, are completely unnecessary if one desires a successful academic career.
- araneae 16y agoThat might be how you define gifted, but if that's the case, then it would be erroneous for you to draw any conclusions about the "gifted" based on these data. These data are based on standardized testing of young children. Nurtureshock makes the argument that because performance on these tests is a bad predictor of later success, early testing and tracking are doing children a disservice. This article makes the assumption that its the latter education that's flawed, and that the tests are accurate.