Sentences with phrase «talent as a special gift»

The modern use of the word talent as a special gift or capacity is drawn directly from the biblical parable of the talents, where it meant a sum of money of about one thousand dollars, and in either case it should be viewed as something held in trust.

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We often think of creativity as the domain of a special, gifted subset of humans -; unusual creatures magically endowed with a mysterious creative talent.

Many minority language children have special talents that are valued within their own cultures; unfortunately, these students are often not recognized as gifted and talented.

We think of gifted people as those with special talents, such as math or painting.