[liveworkplay]

I hear this term so much and have always been.confused at just where "bright" stops and "G&T" starts. DD1 is in year 3. Due to cut off dates, she is the eldest in her year group and always done we'll. But I kind of expect her too being appreciate eldest. She was doing some maths extension last year at school.with a group.of about 10 of her classmates.Today we get notification that she has been chosen for a G&T program run through our states catholic education office. It's an online based program with students from catholic schools.around the state including a couple of meet ups with local participants.

Of course we are proud of her for being chosen but it has got me thinking. Is she in the "bright" or "gifted" category? What is the difference? and should we have been doing anything else to nurture her if she is indeed gifted?
Any thoughts would be appreciated

(edited because im on my phn....)

This post has been edited by liveworkplay: 25/02/2013, 05:03 PM

[brazen]

in education it's according to the theory of Gagne for the most part

[BadCat]

I find that schools use bright and G&T interchangeably so that they can fill their "G&T" groups.

[capper]

Have a look here. It really depends on who you talk to. There are many gifted and talented program's full of bright, hard working kids.

http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/identification.htm

For us, having a highly gifted child means he is years ahead, with little or no effort. Poor school fit, even with a grade skip and extension and enrichment in most subjects, the ability to pick things up without you even knowing where info comes from. Although, his motivation is often lacking, due to not being suitably engaged.

[Kay1]

IME its used to mean "kids who need extension", not actual, tested giftedness.

[baddmammajamma]

I just bumped a thread from last year on the very same topic - mainly because the dialogue reached 11 pages, and some of us wrote out thoughtful (or somewhat thoughtful) responses in it.

Sorry to have two threads in parallel!

http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/forums/ind...howtopic=979615

[barrington]

I'll preface by saying that at this point, none of my children have been tested. But I believe that my DS is gifted and his younger sister, bright. He simply picks up and understands new concepts very, very quickly. With DD1, it usually takes a couple of times for her to 'get' things, although she is easily one of the top students in her class.

Both are in extension programs at their respective schools, and both deserve to be there.

[kpingitquiet]

For me, it meant my mom and preschool teachers saw lots of signs (self-taught early reading, advanced language, quick grasp of new concepts, boring easily, correcting authority) and had me assessed (IQ + interviews) before starting FYOS. I was in the G&T program from Day 1. Other kids are recognized earlier or later and their parents or schools may or may not want formal testing.

[Iliketophaff]

So what's the difference between being 'gifted' or being 'talented,'?

[Sinister Bonnet]

Gifted is an IQ over 120.

Talented is a child who excels at music or art or drama.

Not all gifted kids are talented and not all talented kids are gifted. Some domains such as maths or creative writing are considered talents.