如果你有幸生了一个天才宝宝，先别高兴得太早，天才有天才的代价。通常天才的孩子会有很多其他的小“毛病”，如完美主义，顽固不化，难与人相处，而且很难融入同龄孩子之中。作父母的责任会比一个普通孩子的父母责任更加繁重，更加操心。（摘自A-Mao语录）

如果你不幸生了一个天才宝宝，也别害怕，天才有天才的教法。通常天才儿童和其他的天才在一起是学得更快，因为如果在普通的环境中，老师家长倾向于让天才儿童去教不是天才的孩子，天才慢慢也就平庸了。那上哪找这些同样的天才呢？Summer school，after-school programs， museums 和各种大学社会的天才program，当然还有网络。 

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.