If one of your children is gifted/advanced

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Anonymous wrote:Good question. Both my kids were accepted into the CES(gifted) program in mcps. I did know a lot of families whose siblings have gotten in. I think genetics has more to do with it than nurture. Me and my spouse both were in gifted programs as kids and went to a "good" college where we met, so I think genetics were on their side. Sure we read to them a ton, but I still vote nature over nurture.

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Anonymous wrote:My husband and I were both considered gifted as children. One of our kids was tapped for the gifted program at school based on test scores - we had no idea he even took a test. We consider him average and just thought he was on grade level.

Our younger child who starts kindergarten in the fall is WAY smarter than the older child. He learns things faster, memorizes better and just seems to have a more intuitive understanding of math. Our older child is bright and learns things he is taught. Our younger child observes the world, asks questions, and finds patterns or rules that he applies in novel scenarios.

I am an only child. My husband is oldest of 3. All three are smart, but in very different ways. One is a PhD engineer, one is a writer / PR exec, and one is successful in advertising.

Everyone is considered gifted as a child. None of those careers means one is gifted. You will still be okay.

You consider your child average because he is. This gifted nonsense gets thrown around so much, so overstated. All my friends kids are “gifted.” He’s gifted, she’s gifted, they are gifted, I’m gifted, you’re gifted, my grandma’s gifted, my neighbor’s uncle’s 1st cousin is gifted, my dog walker is gifted.

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Anonymous wrote:Teacher here, the “gifted” program is a misnomer. The children recognized for it are bright or talented. Gifted is a unique trait and I may have seen one truly gifted child who was also autistic. He went on to one of the top specialized schools in the country and not sure what happened since.

Look, we didn’t name the programs. No one is talking about their kid is the next Bill Gates. The programs in most districts have the word “gifted” on the or academically talented. This is what the subject is about. And every kid in class isn’t in this program. Most aren’t.

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Anonymous wrote:One is "gifted", the other is "above average".

I will say that the older "gifted" one got more reading time with us than the younger one, but I think the older gifted DC also just liked to read more, period.

They are very different, and I think it's part nature, part nurture.

Same for my 2 kids

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"Gifted" MCPS MS magnet DD and DS, several years apart in age, scored essentially the same at the same age on all IQ and MAP tests from 1st-5th grade. Something to genetics imho. Studies of twins support this view.

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I have two normal-bright kids, one who has an average IQ and autism, and one who is gifted in math.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My husband and I were both considered gifted as children. One of our kids was tapped for the gifted program at school based on test scores - we had no idea he even took a test. We consider him average and just thought he was on grade level.

Our younger child who starts kindergarten in the fall is WAY smarter than the older child. He learns things faster, memorizes better and just seems to have a more intuitive understanding of math. Our older child is bright and learns things he is taught. Our younger child observes the world, asks questions, and finds patterns or rules that he applies in novel scenarios.

I am an only child. My husband is oldest of 3. All three are smart, but in very different ways. One is a PhD engineer, one is a writer / PR exec, and one is successful in advertising.

Everyone is considered gifted as a child. None of those careers means one is gifted. You will still be okay.

You consider your child average because he is. This gifted nonsense gets thrown around so much, so overstated. All my friends kids are “gifted.” He’s gifted, she’s gifted, they are gifted, I’m gifted, you’re gifted, my grandma’s gifted, my neighbor’s uncle’s 1st cousin is gifted, my dog walker is gifted.

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[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Teacher here, the “gifted” program is a misnomer. The children recognized for it are bright or talented. Gifted is a unique trait and I may have seen one truly gifted child who was also autistic. He went on to one of the top specialized schools in the country and not sure what happened since.

Look, we didn’t name the programs. No one is talking about their kid is the next Bill Gates. The programs in most districts have the word “gifted” on the or academically talented. This is what the subject is about. And every kid in class isn’t in this program. Most aren’t.

So thank you for acknowledging that these kids are not gifted.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have two normal-bright kids, one who has an average IQ and autism, and one who is gifted in math.

Oh, and the only one I will take any credit for is my average IQ kid. I work my butt off to make sure that he can keep up in mainstream classes.

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Both kids are in magnet programs. I think the bigger link is via mother's education level and IQ. I read somewhere - and seems supported by anecdotal evidence - that IQ is more likely passed down maternally.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5800314/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Teacher here, the “gifted” program is a misnomer. The children recognized for it are bright or talented. Gifted is a unique trait and I may have seen one truly gifted child who was also autistic. He went on to one of the top specialized schools in the country and not sure what happened since.

Look, we didn’t name the programs. No one is talking about their kid is the next Bill Gates. The programs in most districts have the word “gifted” on the or academically talented. This is what the subject is about. And every kid in class isn’t in this program. Most aren’t.

So thank you for acknowledging that these kids are not gifted.

Maybe you should lobby the school board to change the name if it bothers you this much

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Teacher here, the “gifted” program is a misnomer. The children recognized for it are bright or talented. Gifted is a unique trait and I may have seen one truly gifted child who was also autistic. He went on to one of the top specialized schools in the country and not sure what happened since.

Look, we didn’t name the programs. No one is talking about their kid is the next Bill Gates. The programs in most districts have the word “gifted” on the or academically talented. This is what the subject is about. And every kid in class isn’t in this program. Most aren’t.

So thank you for acknowledging that these kids are not gifted.

Maybe you should lobby the school board to change the name if it bothers you this much

People like yourself would no longer be able to say their kid is gifted and that would bother you so much.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Teacher here, the “gifted” program is a misnomer. The children recognized for it are bright or talented. Gifted is a unique trait and I may have seen one truly gifted child who was also autistic. He went on to one of the top specialized schools in the country and not sure what happened since.

Look, we didn’t name the programs. No one is talking about their kid is the next Bill Gates. The programs in most districts have the word “gifted” on the or academically talented. This is what the subject is about. And every kid in class isn’t in this program. Most aren’t.

So thank you for acknowledging that these kids are not gifted.

Maybe you should lobby the school board to change the name if it bothers you this much

People like yourself would no longer be able to say their kid is gifted and that would bother you so much.

Nope, we'd be fine and don't care. Try again.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Teacher here, the “gifted” program is a misnomer. The children recognized for it are bright or talented. Gifted is a unique trait and I may have seen one truly gifted child who was also autistic. He went on to one of the top specialized schools in the country and not sure what happened since.

Look, we didn’t name the programs. No one is talking about their kid is the next Bill Gates. The programs in most districts have the word “gifted” on the or academically talented. This is what the subject is about. And every kid in class isn’t in this program. Most aren’t.

So thank you for acknowledging that these kids are not gifted.

Maybe you should lobby the school board to change the name if it bothers you this much

People like yourself would no longer be able to say their kid is gifted and that would bother you so much.

Nope, we'd be fine and don't care. Try again.

Nice try on pretending to not care, yet you comment. Bless your gifted heart.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Teacher here, the “gifted” program is a misnomer. The children recognized for it are bright or talented. Gifted is a unique trait and I may have seen one truly gifted child who was also autistic. He went on to one of the top specialized schools in the country and not sure what happened since.

Look, we didn’t name the programs. No one is talking about their kid is the next Bill Gates. The programs in most districts have the word “gifted” on the or academically talented. This is what the subject is about. And every kid in class isn’t in this program. Most aren’t.

So thank you for acknowledging that these kids are not gifted.

Maybe you should lobby the school board to change the name if it bothers you this much

People like yourself would no longer be able to say their kid is gifted and that would bother you so much.

Nope, we'd be fine and don't care. Try again.

NP. You know you care. A lot.