Sally Reis on Gifted Education

anitaw
Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:06:39 +0000

No need to patronize Token.
The Stanford Binet LM measured that high. It is outdated, no longer used…but it measured that high. Furthermore, just because a test does not measure it does not mean it does not exist.

My point was that the reality is that <<1% of children are profoundly gifted and that I think we are all so into the specialness of our children that we have lost sight of how few really truly are so unique.

Many kids who end up in self contained programs in places which have them are ‘twice exceptional’- very bright and with specific LD.

Very bright and ‘average’ gifted kids need stimulation, extension and acceleration sometimes. The <<<1% need something truly different.