More Than a Test Score: Teens Talk About Being Gifted, Talented, or Otherwise Extra-Ordinary

by Robert A. Schultz, Jim Delisle

We often hear about gifted kids, but seldom from them. Drawing on the voices of thousands of gifted teenagers—kids from around the world who responded to an online survey—this book is a real-life look at what being gifted means to teens today. What is giftedness all about? What's it like to be smarter than some of your friends? What about expectations, mistakes, getting along, gifted programs, and dull days at school? Includes hundreds of quotes from teens ages 13-19, brief biographies, and activities. Essential reading for gifted teens and the adults who care about them.

176 pages, Paperback

First published September 29, 2006

About the author

Robert A. Schultz, Ph.D., is professor of gifted education and curriculum studies at the University of Toledo in Ohio, where he directs the CIGI (Curriculum and Instruction Gifted) program and coordinates doctoral programs in curriculum and instruction and early childhood education. A man of many hats, Bob also travels the country as a consultant in gifted education and curriculum development/evaluation, working with families and teachers addressing social/emotional needs of the gifted and developing education plans for gifted and highly/profoundly gifted individuals; teaches in public schools; and conducts research in and writes about giftedness--especially from the perspective of children, teens, and young adults (with more than 100 articles and book chapters and three books under his belt). Most importantly, he is better known as Dad to his kids.

Reviews

[Tracey · Rating 5 out of 5]

This should be recommended reading for parents and teachers! We really need to figure out how to educate these gifted children!!

[Bonnie Chen · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really like this book because I hear the voices of gifted people and their opinions about certain topics. For instance, how they fell about being gifted and what other people think of them due to their intelligence, etc. Although i cannot relate to them, I do understand how it feels like to be different. Everyone should be proud of their differences, no matter what other people say. For instance, I am left handed and I am happy to be different from the majority. Even though I wish that I am right handed sometimes, I learn to understand that being left handed is what makes me "Special" from others. Therefore, I really like reading this book and reading their responses to certain questions.