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GilJae Yeo

EAP1-A WW

4/02/08



Giftedness



Nowadays, most of parents want their children have more intelligence, but most children do not like gifted children because they are more intelligence and have better ability than normal. If children have giftedness, some children have an air of consequence. Parents think that education is the important thing. Societies need educated people, but people have different abilities. But children who are gifted, are not different to average children. Seal (1998) “giftedness” the author discusses giftedness and its characteristics. I agree whit this article about when children are intellectually gifted, they will be more comfortable about studying.

In Seal.B (2008) article, “Giftedness” the author defines types of giftedness and discusses characteristics of the mentally gifted. Seal describes the types of six categories such as psychomotor abilities, visual and performing arts, leadership ability, creative or productive think, specific academic aptitude, and gifted intelligence. L. M. Terman started a study of mentally gifted in 1920s. Terman`s research group concentrated on about 1,500 children who got over 135 IQ. In 1956, Lewis Terman died but the test still continued. Terman`s children have more educational, better financially, smarter children than average. Many Terman children did grow up to be rich and famous and live happily but not all.

Actually, I think I do not have giftedness. When I went to middle school, I saw my friend who had more intelligence and giftedness. I had a sense of inferiority about his ability. For example, when we had a test, I usually took 3 to 4 hours to prepare for an examination but my friend took 1 hour. Moreover, he had more intelligence and good ability. I think he never tried to study hard because he had giftedness. For these reason, I make an effort to study because I want to be similar my friend.

In conclusion, most people who have giftedness and good ability, they will be rich and famous and live happily. And they will have more education and development of their ability because they can help the nation. However, if you have do not this ability, you can make a good ability. You are not different from a prodigy, but you have to have more education and effort to development your ability.


Reference

Seal, B. (1998). Giftedness(107-8). In Academic encounters : Human behavior. New York : Cambridge.