Posted on: Sunday, February 5, 2006
Bright or gifted? Note the difference
Advertiser Staff
What's the difference between bright and gifted children? Here are some clues:
Source: Janice Szabos, Challenge Magazine
A BRIGHT CHILD
A 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
Is in the top group
Is beyond the group
Listens with interest
Shows strong feeling and opinions
Learns with ease
Already knows
Needs 6-8 repetitions for mastery
Needs 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
Is a technician
Is an inventor
Is a good memorizer
Is a good guesser
Enjoys sequential presentation
Thrives on complexity
Is alert
Is keenly observant
Is pleased with own learning
Is highly self-critical
