Giftedness

A case study was used to help Gates’ explain her key research question, which is addressed as follows: there is a relationship between the behavior/performance of a student and the label assigned to them. The variables in this study were student giftedness (independent variable) and student behavior (dependent variable). Gates measured these variables by admitting students to gifted education classrooms. These classrooms had a limited number of seats so not all so-called “gifted students” were…

language learning, special education, and education as a whole. I will stress again what I noted in my last reading response; teachers need to keep in mind how to teach, what to teach, and to whom we are teaching at all times. The article “Teaching, Giftedness, and Differentiation: A Reflection,” is about one teacher’s journey (and resistance) toward recognizing the need to consider in-depth the who, what, and how of her classroom. Every student that we come across as educators is different, and…

political improvement,” (97). Instead of changing humanity, he proposes alterations to society, in order to custom nature. But why? His reasoning largely has to do with his value of humanity’s giftedness. Through Michael Sandel’s book, The Case Against Perfection, because of the importance of the giftedness…

A Great Dislike for Intellectuals “[I]ntellectuals constantly see their efforts trivialized in the rush to lavish compliments elsewhere,” (759). This is a statement from Grant Penrod’s article, Anti-Intellectualism: Why We Hate the Smart Kids, that creates a strong inquiry as to why the problem occurs. His article presents an in-depth exploration of the reasons. Penrod starts off the article by stating that an Arizona high school football team was praised for their championship, but that the…

This article is about the role of assessments to identify gifted students. The NAGC believes there are certain things that are very important to identifying gifted and talented learners. They say their needs to be defensible measurement practices, and the test needs to be administered by people with the appropriate training. There has been a big push of assessments being different for those students who are under represented. The article says, “NAGC believes that assessments selected for use…

Christopher is a 15 year old boy with a mild form of autism called Asperger's. Due to his disorder, many people who know Christopher think he is dependent on others and often assume that he is not as smart as the average kid. In fact, Christopher is actually a gifted mathematician and very independent. Christopher actually prefers to be on his own and independent. People misunderstand Christopher because of his disability. Most people just assume that Christopher is incapable of being…

Albert Einstein, a respected Nobel Prize winner and scientist who had a great impact on the science community through his research that created answers to the mysteries of the physical world such as the general theory of relativity. He was an intelligent individual, obtaining many honors and titles in the science community. Einstein truly represents something that many of us long for, success. As a society, we often praise him and others who seemed to have been gifted with the desirable gift of…

To What Extent is Intelligence Related to People with Depression? “Identifying Genius is a dicey venture”. This was said and used by a professor of pyschology, Keith Simonton. Although some may find it hard to believe, studies have shown that the intelligence of people is related to whether or not they are in a good mood. I came to understand this when I read “The Science of Genius” by Keith Simonton. In it, Simonton says that genius has been linked towards melancholia.…

A study done in the early 20th century by psychologist, Lewis Terman, took kids with the highest IQ scores across America and placed them in a group called the Termites. This group of individuals were considered to be the “best of the best” and were fully expected to have great success in their careers and even take on some of the top positions in their field’s. However, to Terman’s surprise, these were, in fact, not necessarily the results. Though many of the Termites would go on to have good…

Summary of: “Perfectionism and Gifted Adolescents.” Goal My goal this semester is to improve my relationship with my teenage son. I believe that if I can understand some of his thinking processes, he and I will experience improved communication. He is a perfectionist and this characteristic manifests itself in our interactions. I am trying to understand perfectionism, in order to relate to him better. Introduction This study examined “the connection between perfectionism and gifted…