Their definition of a gifted child may not describe your child, or your child's educational needs may not fit in their school.
Not exact matches
Success, to me, is defined as contributing to the world according to the
gifts we've been given, which leads to my
definition of parental success as raising
children who are aware
of their unique
gifts and are able and willing to use them to benefit others and not just themselves.
A group
of respected professionals in the field
of gifted suggest a
definition based on the
gifted child's differences from the norm:
The following new
definition of giftedness highlights the complexity
of raising
gifted children.
«The UK Department for
Children, Schools, and Families has a less verbose definition of gifted and talented students: «children and young people with one or more abilities developed to a level significantly ahead of their year group (or with the potential to develop those abi
Children, Schools, and Families has a less verbose
definition of gifted and talented students: «
children and young people with one or more abilities developed to a level significantly ahead of their year group (or with the potential to develop those abi
children and young people with one or more abilities developed to a level significantly ahead
of their year group (or with the potential to develop those abilities).
I welcome discussion
of the ideas presented within the
definition, as I believe discussion can only help refine our understanding
of gifted children.
The Javits Act uses the federal
definition of «
gifted and talented students,» which is located in the
definitions section
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act: Students,
children, or youth who give evidence
of high achievement capability in areas such as intellectual, creative, artistic, or leadership capacity, or in specific academic fields, and who need services and activities not ordinarily provided by the school in order to fully develop those capabilities.