仰望星空，天才，天才，什麽才是天才？

天才（ Gifted ）的定義因人而異，確切地說是因 Questioner 而異，但一般來說， Gifted Children 比同等年齡的孩子要大大超前，普通的教育很難滿足他們。在這有必要區分天才兒童（ Gifted Children ）和聰明兒童（ Bright Children ），通俗點，聰明孩子你講笑話的時候他會笑，天才孩子會講笑話讓你笑。天才兒童通常會對某些東西或活動非常著迷，不搞清楚不罷休，而且他們學東西非常快，大腦發達，能夠思考高度抽象的東西並應用於實際。天才兒童喜歡 Multitask ，可以同時做多個事情而不混淆不搞砸。天才兒童還有一個特點就是不喜歡和同齡或比自己小的孩子玩。所以，多數的孩子充其量是聰明孩子，天才的孩子比例很少（少於 0.05 ％，也就是一萬個孩子裏也就那麽５個。）

如果你有幸生了一個天才寶寶，先別高興得太早，天才有天才的代價。通常天才的孩子會有很多其他的小 “ 毛病 ” ，如完美主義，頑固不化，難與人相處，而且很難融入同齡孩子之中。作父母的責任會比一個普通孩子的父母責任更加繁重，更加操心。（摘自 A-Mao 語錄）

如果你不幸生了一個天才寶寶，也別害怕，天才有天才的教法。通常天才兒童和其他的天才在一起是學得更快，因為如果在普通的環境中，老師家長傾向於讓天才兒童去教不是天才的孩子，天才慢慢也就平庸了。那上哪找這些同樣的天才呢？ Summer school ， after-school programs ， museums 和各種大學社會的天才 program ，當然還有網絡。

Bright Child vs. Gifted Learner

• Knows the answers Asks the questions

• Is interested Is highly curious

• Is attentive Is mentally and physically involved

• Has good ideas Has wild, silly ideas

• Works hard Plays around, yet tests well

• Answers the questions Discusses in detail, elaborates

• Top group Beyond the group

• Listens with interest Shows strong feelings and opinions

• Learns with ease Already knows

• 6-8 repetitions for mastery 1-2 repetitions for mastery

• Understands ideas Constructs abstractions

• Enjoys peers Prefers Adults

• Grasps the meaning Draws inferences

• Completes assignments Initiates projects

• Is receptive Is intense

• Copies accurately Creates a new design

• Enjoys school Enjoys learning

• Absorbs information Manipulates information

• Technician Inventor

• Enjoys straightforward, sequential presentation Thrives on complexity

• Is alert Is keenly observant

• Is pleased with own learning Is highly self-critical

IQ Overview

• 160 Very Superior 1 in 10,000

• 150 Very Superior 9 in 10,000

• 140 Very Superior 7 in 1,000

• 130 Superior 3 in 100

• 120 Superior 11 in 100

• 110 Bright 27 in 100

Reasons for Testing

• To provide details about learning needs, including strengths and weaknesses

• To help identify a child for a gifted program

• To discover any learning disabilities requiring intervention

• To help advocate for appropriate educational accommodations

When to test

The best time to test gifted children is between the ages of four and eight. Testing before age four is likely to result in unreliable scores because their behavior is too unpredictable. Testing after age 8 can result in inaccurate scores. Inaccuracies can be caused by several factors including test ceilings, perfectionism, and underachievement.

What kind of test?

• IQ tests measure ability.

• Achievement tests measure what a child already knows.

Eight Great Gripes of Gifted Kids

– No one explains what being gifted is all about.

– School is too easy and too boring.

– Parents, teachers, and friends expect us to be perfect all the time.

– Friends who understand us are few and far between.

– Kids often tease us about being smart.

– We feel overwhelmed by the number of things we can do in life.

– We feel different and alienated.

– We worry about world problems and feel helpless to do anything about them.

天才兒童 - 天才班
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