Talent is arguably the most precious natural resource a society can have. The purpose of this book is to present alternative conceptions of just what giftedness is how it can be measured, and how it... This description may be from another edition of this product.
This is a great book for progressive educators and parents. It is a collection of chapters where the modern 'gurus' of the gifted movement answer the same questions - define 'gifted' and cocnceptions of giftedness. Not for those who are adament that IQ alone makes someone gifted. It looks holistically at giftedness, schools and kids. Such a shame that this common sense approach isn't followed by all schools
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