Since most of us here probably have kids who fit the more narrow definition of gifted (1-2 percent of the population), I am particularly interested in the thoughts of parents who have 'narrowly defined' gifted kids who are advocates of the broader definition of gifted.
How narrow do you go for the narrow definition though? And what is the measuring scale?
There seem to be quite a few people around here with children (even children in the DYS program) who managed not to make it into some school or other's gifted program, because while their PRI or VCI is in the 1-in-a-thousand range their FSIQ isn't in the 2-in-a-hundred?
Oh, and while I actually have no clear cut opinion on the subject (GATE in our district is an unfunded joke) and am looking forward to the discussion you are starting, IMO anybody who thinks that 10% of a population represents the masses is seriously deluded.
