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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Everything source you're choosing comes from a single paradigm.  That doesn't prove that there's an academic consensus, just that you haven't read broadly.

Gifted education (special needs, segregate, accelerate) is one paradigm and clearly traceable to political decisions (i.e. federal mandate/funding for special education); multiple intelligences (e.g. Gardner) is another; genius is perspiration (e.g. 10,000 hours of purposeful practice literature, with Bronson being one of the populizers) is a third.  And that's before we get to the question of what implications the neurological work on brain imaging has for identifying and fostering intellectual prowess.  [/quote]

There is an academic consensus from the research pertaining to psychology and education.  That seems to me the most relevant paradigm for this discussion which is why I posted it.

Gardner's theories have really fell out of favor in recent years.  I'm not familiar with Bronson's work but will look into it however from your description it may not be that relevant here.

The brain imaging studies are very interesting.  Have you heard of Eide's neurolearning blog?  I frequent it.  It's promising stuff but is in it's infancy and not at a point that it can be used in the practical sense.

For what it's worth there is no federal mandate or funding for gifted education.  Most states don't have mandates or funding either.  There is the Jarvitz grant but that is funding for research. [/quote]

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