“Two-fifths of Montgomery students are considered gifted on the basis of aptitude tests, schoolwork, expert opinion and parents’ wishes.”
40%? The label is meaningless, then. Unless by “gifted” they really mean “at least a little brighter than average”. On an IQ basis you’d probably have to lower the qualifications for “bright” to about 105-110 (or maybe even less) to get 40% considered bright.
Yup, that’s my point - everyone has been made ‘special’ therefore, no one is..... notice the bolded PARENT’S WISHES? I wonder how many were/are in the program because Mom and Dad said...”S/He’s gifted - put him in”?
When my kids were tested, an IQ of 130 (+/- 3 points) was the threshold for the gifted program. They did have some discretion....