Gifted and Talented. I am Canadian. (And for people reading this in Canada, no, I am not referring to the beer commercial. For those of you outside Canada, ‘I am Canadian’ is a culturally specific reference. OK, this has nothing to do with being gifted, but the beer commercial to which I am referring was very popular here. Check it out – it’s a typical example of Canadian humour and an atypical example of Canadian patriotism..)
In Canada, we generally only use the word ‘gifted’ when describing streamed education and people with high IQ scores. It seems that internationally, the common term is ‘gifted and talented’. Most people who visit www.gifteduniverse.com are from countries other than Canada. If you are reading this from outside Canada, and are familiar with the gifted community, I was wondering if you could help me out. When is the term gifted and talented used in your country? In the US ’gifted and talented’ seems to be tied to a piece of legislation around education, is that correct? Is the term ‘gifted’ ever used stand alone or is it generally used in conjunction with ‘talented’?
Communication, always a difficult thing, becomes more complicated when you cross cultures. So I’m hoping to clarify: what does the term ‘gifted and talented’ mean in your country?
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