Living in a part of the world where “every child is above average” I found this article in The Guardian challenging the notion of “giftedness” in children to be good food for thought. Particularly liked this quote from Einstein:
Einstein, the epitome of a genius, clearly had curiosity, character and determination. He struggled against rejection in early life but was undeterred. Did he think he was a genius or even gifted? No. He once wrote: “It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer. Most people say that it is the intellect which makes a great scientist. They are wrong: it is character.”