To: dawn53
There is also the problem of parents thinking their child is gifted, when he is at best, an A student who simply does the work...a rarity in class these days but not a sign of superior intelligence. The reason the parent deems the child "gifted" is because he is smarter than the parent, which is not all that hard!
To: kittymyrib
My husband always laughed at the gifted label. He was/is gifted, but very lazy when it came to schoolwork. He said he really wasn't gifted, just smarter than the people giving the test.
To: kittymyrib
From what I've read, a child's IQ is usually very close to that of their parents'; the IQs of siblings are also usually very similar.
38 posted on
04/21/2004 6:05:16 PM PDT by
FourPeas
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