IMO, anything below I40 is just bright and the child should not get differentiated instruction.
I think that personality and drive prove a stronger need for differntation and acceleration than IQ, and a combination of the 2 would be the ideal measure.
There are several non-gifted kids at my school who need differntation, some more so than my 145 kid.
If we had to give Gifted a number, I would say that it should be measured by divations above the norm. And the norm should be calcualted per school.
In a school where the average IQ is 90, a kid who scores 125 is gifted, and well above his class mates. This kid will have different needs that of his peers and should get differntation and or acceleration. But, in a school where the average IQ is 125 the same kid would most likely have needs met within the regular classroom.
I don't think Connie suggested that schools be "segregated",
Children of non-English speakers need to be the ones removed from the mainstream classes
Sounds like segregation to me
