>Are you actually identifying gifted children, or just well-fed ones with supportive parents who have the same cultural background as you? In all seriousness,

>Are you actually identifying gifted children, or just well-fed ones with supportive parents who have the same cultural background as you? In all seriousness, why should this matter? If a kid hypothetically couldn't handle a "gifted" workload were they to come from a bad family, that shouldn't stop them from being given opportunities. Similarly, if a kid is failing academically because their parents mock their achievements, is that something the school can fix? Either the kids can work at that higher level or they can't. I don't see the point of dragging down kids who could achieve more because others have bad home lives.