
Gifted-ish
Much is made of the test scores, earning power, and innovative contributions of highly intelligent kids, but we rarely ask what it''s actually like to be "gifted." In a culture obsessed with exceptionalism, sorting by intelligence has become an educational norm, leading thousands of American students to be ushered through (or noticeably left out of) advanced academic programs. Stereotypes and g...
Much is made of the test scores, earning power, and innovative contributions of highly intelligent kids, but we rarely ask what it''s actually like to be "gifted." In a culture obsessed with exceptionalism, sorting by intelligence has become an educational norm, leading thousands of American students to be ushered through (or noticeably left out of) advanced academic programs. Stereotypes and g...