The gifted will "make it on their own."

Giving attention or services to those who "have" so much already is somehow undemocratic.

Students identified as gifted can be expected to excel across the board.

De-tracking and cooperative learning benefits all students, including both extremes of the intellectual spectrum.

Gifted students are often problems in the school setting.

Gifted students do not need to apply effort to achieve commensurate with their measured potential.

The intense behaviors of gifted children are indicators of social maladjustment.

Gifted students must be assisted to rid themselves of perfectionistic behaviours.

Gifted students frequent "off-beat" sense of humor indicates negative development.

If you are concerned that the negative consequences of these kinds of ideas are affecting your students or personal children you are not alone. Even in 21st century education and general culture such myths frequently permeate the child's environment and radically influence personal development.

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