Gifted Issues Discussion homepage Forums Age or Ability Specific Forums Elementary School Trying to decide how to answer DS7's ? re: his IQ

I didn't tell my DD her score, in part because

- it's from an instrument that isn't all that thorough (RIAS).
- I don't want my DD to make the number part of her identity.
- I don't want her getting into measuring contests at school, to see whose number is bigger.

I told her that IQ equates to "learns fast," which is different from "smart," and that there's only 1 kid in every 100 who learns as fast as she does. That's as much as she needs to know, because that's how I interpret her raw score anyway.