Originally Posted by petunia
And, if "gifted" is so bad, why does no one complain about the terms "gifted athlete" or "gifted musician" or "gifted artist". Our kids are "gifted students", much in the same way.

That's easy.

They're external and obvious and they do things that other people *love* to watch/enjoy.

I mean, have you ever tried to get any entertainment out of watching a gifted kid sit there and be gifted? Where's the sizzle, the excitement?