Man, you're not kidding - my wife and I mention this all the time - it seems that everyone we know has 'gifted' or 'genius' kids now. I'm around these kids, most of which are barely average....Much more damaging than a trophy epidemic is grade inflation (as mentioned earlier).
The Lake Woebegon effectMan, you're not kidding - my wife and I mention this all the time - it seems that everyone we know has 'gifted' or 'genius' kids now. I'm around these kids, most of which are barely average....
Mixed with attempted bragging about themselves while appearing to simply dote on their children...The Lake Woebegon effect
"I know! Parents these days. They think their kids are so special! I mean, it's not like their kids are like our little Jamie who can count to ten in Japanese! I mean, can you believe how smart he is?"Man, you're not kidding - my wife and I mention this all the time - it seems that everyone we know has 'gifted' or 'genius' kids now. I'm around these kids, most of which are barely average....
There are Japanese kids that can count to a thousand in Japanese. We're LOSING HERE!"I know! Parents these days. They think their kids are so special! I mean, it's not like their kids are like our little Jamie who can count to ten in Japanese! I mean, can you believe how smart he is?"
Yep. We're currently experiencing this. Our oldest is truly gifted. She belongs in the "gateway" program. Her IQ is 138-140, depending on which score from which IQ test you use. Without even taking an IQ test you can tell (just by being around her) she's very intelligent. My oldest son, who goes to the same school as our daughter, is not "gifted" in our opinion. Yet, the school is begging us to get him tested and says he's a candidate for the gifted program. But my wife and I are honest about it. He's a little above the average kid. I would highly question the testing method if he got in. That's not saying my son is "dumb". He takes after me, he's a little above average. I took an IQ test and scored 117+/- 2 pts. The wife has an IQ in the 130's. We know our kids very well and have no doubt our middle one is not "gateway" material. But his teacher keeps pushing for him to test.Man, you're not kidding - my wife and I mention this all the time - it seems that everyone we know has 'gifted' or 'genius' kids now. I'm around these kids, most of which are barely average....