Originally Posted by cym
Miraca Gross's book Exceptionally Gifted Children has a section on education level of parents of the students in the study. Much higher percentage of highly educated parents than general population.


I am sure that some of this is how the families got into the study. gifted kids with highly educated parents are going to be more likely to have the traits that get them "discovered" as gifted (vocabulary, math knowledge etc) because of their environment. Also, they have been more likely to recognize the need for help and more likely to seek expertise.