Has there been IQ inflation or something? Even the most airheaded people I know claim their IQ is at least 120 and that's supposed to be where gifted begins? I know lots of people with IQs around 140 and they aren't what I would consider profoundly gifted, just run of the mill white collar professionals. They are smart and all, but not Newton or Michael Angelo.
IMO, anything below I40 is just bright and the child should not get differentiated instruction. The curriculum for all classes should be raised 1-2 years so that we don't have every other child reading past grade level. Children of non-English speakers need to be the ones removed from the mainstream classes so that they can get better instruction and so that they don't pull down native speakers and make them appear gifted.
