is one part of our school system's special education. Chinese tend to think gifted class is for academically advanced kids, no, it's not.
It's only for those posses higher IQ (usually refer to those who are 98 percentile and higher--and this standard vary by each school board, province, country). It doesn't mean that these kids will success in school academically.
Gifted kids have more other behavior problems than "normal" kids. Usually, because they master new concepts faster than normal kids, they soon feel bored and frustrated and thus, can't concentrate in the class for the repeated materials which other kids need more time to digest; they might then make some trouble in the class. Few of them, easily learn bad things and act badly.
Gifted kids learn differntly and think differntly--that's why the board offer special education for them, not because they are smart.
MOST Chinese parents misunderstand the principles of the gifted program.-- just the kids need help, special help!
It's only for those posses higher IQ (usually refer to those who are 98 percentile and higher--and this standard vary by each school board, province, country). It doesn't mean that these kids will success in school academically.
Gifted kids have more other behavior problems than "normal" kids. Usually, because they master new concepts faster than normal kids, they soon feel bored and frustrated and thus, can't concentrate in the class for the repeated materials which other kids need more time to digest; they might then make some trouble in the class. Few of them, easily learn bad things and act badly.
Gifted kids learn differntly and think differntly--that's why the board offer special education for them, not because they are smart.
MOST Chinese parents misunderstand the principles of the gifted program.-- just the kids need help, special help!