<p>Stats-giftedness is not about being smart! Giftedness has to do not just with academics but the social/emotional needs of a child who has 3rd grade social/emotional needs yet a high school reading/math level ability. The dichotomy is a handful and deserves to be considered. It is the reason that just because a 6th grader has the SAT/ACT scores to attend college, doesnt mean he should go. But just what do you do with them? Busy Work…??? </p>
<p>Labeling has gone on for many many years: The Talented Tenth was an influential essay written by W. E. B. Du Bois and published in September 1903.</p>