Q Hello! I am the parent of a six-year-old female. We live in S. Florida. I am having a problem with this word ,'gifted'. I feel that it is being used too loosely to label bright child. It seems to me that everybody has a 'gifted' child or knows of somebody's child who is in the gifted program. My daughter is not the smartest in her class and she struggles with certain assignments, but seems to figure out other things that I think she knows nothing about. I am not sure what my question to you is--only that I want the best for my child and I have to admit that it bothers me that everybody else's kid is 'gifted' and mine is not. I recall being in elementary school in the fourth grade and there was a boy in my math class who was from second grade,-- that to me is gifted. Children who play instruments at an early age to me are gifted. A You and I both share a problem with the word 'gifted' as it is used today. There seem to be as many definitions of the word gifted as there are experts in the field of giftedness. The term gifted began being used decades ago to describe children (or adults) who were very intelligent or highly competent in areas of academic achievement. Over the years, many parents wished to view any talent, creativity or academic success their kids had as 'giftedness'. Scholars argued that IQ was the most important variable in determining giftedness; other scholars said the bias in IQ testing invalidated any such assessments. Lacking a universally accepted 'scientific' definition of giftedness many academics simply say something akin to 'I know giftedness when I see it.'Jeg vil ikke argumentere for gyldigheden og/eller hensigtsmæssigheden af at mærke begavede børn i skolesystemet (jeg tror, at udtrykkets eneste fordel ofte er forældrenes ego), jeg vil fortælle dig, at du ikke skal bekymre dig, fordi dit barn er begavet og talentfuld. Klasse Ud fra det, du har beskrevet, er han bedre til nogle ting end andre, ligesom de fleste af os, og jeg er sikker på, at du vil opmuntre ham til at være så nysgerrig som muligt og tro på hans intelligens. Intelligens kommer i mange former. Her i landet bliver vi ofte kun målt efter karakterer på rapportkort. Vi undrer os over, hvorfor vores skoler ikke producerer og uddanner flere stjerner. Ville vi ikke have lyst til at beskæftige os med begavede børn, der keder sig, ikke kan håndtere udfordringer i skolen og bliver stemplet negativt på grund af det? Debbie, hvad synes du?
