Comment by sagolikasoppor
Comment by sagolikasoppor 4 days ago
How do you know if you're gifted?
Comment by sagolikasoppor 4 days ago
How do you know if you're gifted?
Seems like it's since been reworked, but before 2014 elementary kids in the US were tested and potentially placed in the GATE Program[1] based on their results.
Was school consistently easier for you than it was for your classmates? Was it much easier for you? How about compared to your smartest classmates?
I think the answers to those questions are pretty strong indicators. Fundamentally, though, IMO most people who are gifted know it.
The most quantitative measure is IQ. People like to criticize it but in psychology it is the most empirically verified number that correlates with so many things.
"Gifted" is of course a spectrum. You'd know if you were smarter than the average bear if you got put up a class, put into "the smart kids class", or got selected for various leadership programs etc.
Of course not everywhere would have such programs, but there will likely be other tell-tale signs as well.