女兒所在學區三年級開始設天才班。不是真正的分班，隻是被選中的孩子每周在一起上一堂課，大部分時間是用來做項目之類的，也參加些超出一般孩子水準的競賽。天才班有名額限製，隻能取學生總數的3-5%，必須是IQ在125以上，成績優秀，再加上老師推薦。這一過程每年來一次，所以天才班的成員也是每年變化的。
天才班第一次上課時，老師給了一些材料。其中一份是把聰明孩子與天才孩子做個比較，我覺得挺有意思，也頗受啟發，就收藏了。下麵是英文原文和中文翻譯。
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The Bright Child
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The gifted Child
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Knows the answers
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asks the questions
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is interested
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is highly curious
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is attentive
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is mentally and physically involved
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has good ideas
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has wild, silly ideas
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works hard
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plays around, yet tests well
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answers the questions
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discusses in details; elaborates
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top group
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beyond the top group
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listens with interest
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shows strong feelings and opinions
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learns with ease
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already knows
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6-8 repetitions for mastery
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1-2 repetitions for mastery
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understands ideas
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constructs abstractions
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enjoys peers
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prefers adults
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grasps the meaning
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draws inferences
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completes assignments
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initiates (not necessarily completes) projects
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is receptive
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is intense
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copies accurately
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creates a new design
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enjoys school
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enjoys learning
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absorbs information
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manipulates information
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technician
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inventor
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good memorizer
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good guesser
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enjoys straightforward, sequential presentation
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thrives on complexity
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is alert
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is keenly observant
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is pleased with own learning
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is highly self-critical
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聰明孩子
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天才孩子
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知道答案
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善於提問（問號多多）
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感興趣
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非常好奇
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細心周到
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全身心投入
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有好主意
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有稀奇古怪甚至瘋狂的主意
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很努力
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像玩似的，但成績相當不錯
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能回答出問題
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追究問題的細節，做詳細闡述
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名列前茅
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出類拔萃
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有興趣地傾聽
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表現出強烈的個人喜好和觀點
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學得輕鬆
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早就知道了
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反複6-8次就能掌握
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重複1-2次就掌握了
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能領會所傳授的觀念
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能自己構造抽象的概念
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喜歡和同齡夥伴相處
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更喜歡與成人做伴
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抓住要領
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繪製推論
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完成作業
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自動發起（不一定完成）項目
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虛心的
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較真的
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忠實精確地複製
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創造一種新的設計
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喜歡學校
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喜歡求知
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吸收信息
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操縱、靈活運用信息
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技術人員
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發明者
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擅長記憶
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擅長猜測
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得心應手於平鋪直敘、條理清晰的演示
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越是高深複雜越是如魚得水
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謹慎、細心
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敏銳、細致入微的觀察
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對自己的學習滿意
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高度自我批判
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