Chapter 15 of the Human Exceptionality text book (Hardman, Egan & Drew, 2017, 12th edition) talks about Gifted, Creative and Talented individuals. One section covers the definitions and classifications of people who are gifted. Among these definitions in the text book, which one do you agree with?
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DISCUSSION POST # 1
Any individual can be more talented at something than others. Talented individuals may display extraordinary skills in mathematics, sports, music, or other performance areas (Hardman, Egan, & Drew, 2017, p. 398). I agree with this definition because I was gifted in sports growing up, but not in anything else. One person may be gifted in academics but not in sports. Talented individuals are talented in their own way when it comes to their skills. For years, professionals will look at intelligent individuals who get good grades; luckily, that has changed. Professionals now look at everyone and what they’re talented at. Gifted programs are no longer solely targeted at those with high IQs (Hardman, Egan, & Drew, 2017, p. 398). College recruiters look at individuals who play sports and instruments and know graphic design well. People’s future isn’t just based on their grades. It has been said that individuals with disabilities are usually talented a something they are interested in.
References
Hardman, M. L., Egan, M. W., & Drew, C. J. (2017). Human Exceptionality. Boston: Cengage.
DISCUSSION POST # 2
Among the definitions in the textbook, I agree with Howards Gardner Theory of multiple intelligence. I agree that children who are considered gifted and talented have high interpersonal intelligences which is sets them apart from the rest of their peers. An example of children having high interpersonal intelligences can be found according to the article, ‘Gifted and Talented Children,’ as follows, “They may be unusually perceptive and sensitive to the feelings of other children or adults and because of this capacity to empathize they may become concerned, much earlier than their age-peers, with ethical or moral issues,” (Gross, 2003).
Although Howard Gardner was one of many people who formed the definition of what it means to be considered gifted and talented, I can relate in my own experience to interacting with people who are strong in certain areas yet low in others. I also think using the Theory of multiple intelligence is an excellent tool when assigning students to small groups. Here, the teacher can utilize the seven intelligences to maximize the time the students have to complete a task. For example, they can group students who are strong in logical-mathematical and another group who is strong in spatial to see what they can brainstorm as a group. This type of grouping can also be used to help those who struggle by pairing high and low students together to balance each other’s though process.
It is suggested in chapter 15 for gifted and talented students to have a differentiated education combined with instructional approaches to give the best opportunity for them to excel with like-minded peers. (Hardman, 2017, p.412).
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