I chose this topic because I as well as many people in my family have been labeled "gifted" early on in school. I realize that this is a measure of intelligence defined as the potential for learning, however none of us labeled gifted have done anything more successful than other members of my family. ... Perhaps a gifted labeling made us all lazy. ... He opposes it on one hand to maturation which is based on physiological processes; on the other hand and most importantly he differentiates it from the acquisition of general knowledge or intelligence which he defin...

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I am not sure how to deal with gifted students and disabled students at the same time. ... I believe the giving small tasks, such as: handing out papers, writing on the board, etc, can be given to students that have a tendency to act up when they get board. ...

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Jeremy, on the other hand, sees society as something not worth his time or fondness. ... Ripley knows Jeremy to be extremely gifted, he still sees Jeremy as somewhat of a child and feels the need to explain things that are probably already apparent. ...

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