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children typically excel in their school work and display advanced reasoning ability.
2. Specific Academic Ability. These children are those who have an aptitude in a specific area such as math or science.
3. Visual and/or Performing Arts Ability. These children excel consistently in a performance or product in the arts, (e.g., plays, singing, or drawing.)
4. Practical Arts Ability. These children excel in either a product or performance in any area of vocational education.
5. Psychosocial Ability. These children assume leadership roles and are accepted as leaders by their peers.
6. Creative and Productive Thinking Ability. This label describes children who are problem solvers. They use creative and imaginative approaches when faced with a conventional task.
We all know gifted adults. Identifying them without the aid of a battery of tests is common practice. The process is no great mystery. He or she may be the relative who always has an imaginative solution to a problem when we seek advice. It may be the mechanic who everyone says can fix any car ever made. It may be the neighbor who is always selected as chairman of community activities because he just seems to get things done. It may be a friend who sings at least as well as anyone we hear on the radio.
Today’s gifted children will take the places of those adults described above. They come from all races, religions, backgrounds, and economic situations. It is our job as educators and parents to assist these children in reaching their potential.
If we. believe that we know who the gifted child is, it is. at least as important to recognize who he or she is not. The gifted individual is not a superior person.
Being gifted does not in any way increase one’s humanity. There are rude, selfish, and unpleasant gifted people as well as those who are kind, generous, and loving. Gifted people have the same faults, weaknesses, admirable qualities, and strengths as do the rest of us.
We can best help the gifted reach their potential by viewing their specialness in terms of their abilities to learn. They seem to be able to learn more and learn it faster and easier then others. Gifted children need special situations and challenges to help them take advantage of this ability.
It does everyone an injustice, however, to isolate the gifted in elitist groups. Such groups tend to alienate insiders from outsiders. They focus on differences instead of similarities.
Yes, gifted children present unique challenges. They are special people, but so is every child in his or her own way.
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