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天才（Gifted）的定义因人而异，确切地说是因Questioner而异，但一般来说，Gifted Children比同等年龄的孩子要大大超前，普通的教育很难满足他们。在这有必要区分天才儿童（Gifted Children）和聪明儿童（Bright Children），通俗点，聪明孩子你讲笑话的时候他会笑，天才孩子会讲笑话让你笑。天才儿童通常会对某些东西或活动非常着迷，不搞清楚不罢休，而且他们学东西非常快，大脑发达，能够思考高度抽象的东西并应用于实际。天才儿童喜欢Multitask，可以同时做多个事情而不混淆不搞砸。天才儿童还有一个特点就是不喜欢和同龄或比自己小的孩子玩。所以，多数的孩子充其量是聪明孩子，天才的孩子比例很少（少于0.05％，也就是一万个孩子里也就那么５个。）
如果你有幸生了一个天才宝宝，先别高兴得太早，天才有天才的代价。通常天才的孩子会有很多其他的小“毛病”，如完美主义，顽固不化，难与人相处，而且很难融入同龄孩子之中。作父母的责任会比一个普通孩子的父母责任更加繁重，更加操心。（摘自A-Mao语录）
如果你不幸生了一个天才宝宝，也别害怕，天才有天才的教法。通常天才儿童和其他的天才在一起是学得更快，因为如果在普通的环境中，老师家长倾向于让天才儿童去教不是天才的孩子，天才慢慢也就平庸了。那上哪找这些同样的天才呢？Summer school，after-school programs， museums 和各种大学社会的天才program，当然还有网络。
Bright Child vs. Gifted Learner
• Knows the answers Asks the questions
• Is interested Is highly curious
• Is attentive Is mentally and physically involved
• Has good ideas Has wild, silly ideas
• Works hard Plays around, yet tests well
• Answers the questions Discusses in detail, elaborates
• Top group Beyond the group
• Listens with interest Shows strong feelings and opinions
• Learns with ease Already knows
• 6-8 repetitions for mastery 1-2 repetitions for mastery
• Understands ideas Constructs abstractions
• Enjoys peers Prefers Adults
• Grasps the meaning Draws inferences
• Completes assignments Initiates projects
• Is receptive Is intense
• Copies accurately Creates a new design
• Enjoys school Enjoys learning
• Absorbs information Manipulates information
• Technician Inventor
• Enjoys straightforward, sequential presentation Thrives on complexity
• Is alert Is keenly observant
• Is pleased with own learning Is highly self-critical
IQ Overview
• 160 Very
• 150 Very
• 140 Very
• 130 Superior 3 in 100
• 120 Superior 11 in 100
• 110 Bright 27 in 100
Reasons for Testing
• To provide details about learning needs, including strengths and weaknesses
• To help identify a child for a gifted program
• To discover any learning disabilities requiring intervention
• To help advocate for appropriate educational accommodations
When to test
The best time to test gifted children is between the ages of four and eight. Testing before age four is likely to result in unreliable scores because their behavior is too unpredictable. Testing after age 8 can result in inaccurate scores. Inaccuracies can be caused by several factors including test ceilings, perfectionism, and underachievement.
What kind of test?
• IQ tests measure ability.
• Achievement tests measure what a child already knows.
Eight Great Gripes of Gifted Kids
– No one explains what being gifted is all about.
– School is too easy and too boring.
– Parents, teachers, and friends expect us to be perfect all the time.
– Friends who understand us are few and far between.
– Kids often tease us about being smart.
– We feel overwhelmed by the number of things we can do in life.
– We feel different and alienated.
– We worry about world problems and feel helpless to do anything about them.
