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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]NP, with a question about "profoundly gifted."

A. I just did some quick searching, and I see from Hoagies that researchers believe PG (180+ IQ) children occur at a rate of about 1-in-1.1 million.  
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I think you're quoting from here (http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/underserved.htm)--and just following the table giving that number is this statement: "Several researchers over the last 70 years have proposed that the number of children who score in the extremely high ranges of IQ exceeds the theoretical expectations derived from the normal curve (Terman, 1925; Burt, 1968; Silverman, 1989; Gross, 1993)." So there's a difference between hypothetical and actual frequency.[/quote]
Fine, I'll grant you that some researchers think there might be more than 1-in-1.1 million who are PG, but surely you'll acknowledge that the number is extremely small, right?  The very next sentence on the webpage (which you omitted) says that: "[i]Even the most generous over-prediction would affirm that exceptionally and profoundly gifted children comprise a tiny minority even among the gifted.[/i]"  Can we compromise on the rough estimates by agreeing that there likely will be one PG student in the greater DC area, not every 28 years as my math suggested, but rather every 14 years (twice as frequently!) to account for the belief of some researchers that profound giftedness might be more common?  Given the extreme rarity of the odds in either event, I don't want to argue over the specifics.

[quote=Anonymous]In addition, another link on Hoagies gives more detail about the different levels of giftedness. (http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/highly_profoundly.htm). The 180+ cited in the link above is for a different test (Stanford-Binet L-M). Full-scare IQ scores of 152-160 on the WISC-IV and WPSSI-III (very common tests around here) are score as profoundly gifted. [/quote]
The actual score required to generate a label of "profoundly gifted" is irrelevant as far as I'm concerned.  No matter whether it's 180 on one test or 165 on another test, the actual number of PG children is exceedingly small.  So small IMHO, that it's unlikely they are posting here.

My underlying point remains -- Don't use these labels, because they just generate more heat than light in the discussion.[/quote]

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