The truth is that many parents in the wide world like to consider their children gifted. However, it is very important to accept the fact that true talent and gift are not necessarily synonyms, where neither of the two cannot be measured in a process which would be hundred percent accurate and reliable. Even countless IQ tests for the youngest cannot define gift with a hundred percent certainty. High IQ does not always prove or show itself in real life, in comparison to what ordinary IQ people might achieve.
Throughout the world, at least in the developed parts of it, societies are trying to identify the gifted ones from the earliest stage and provide programs which will further define their specifics in comparison to other children. Along with this, not every society will define gift in children similarly, which is in direct relation to various societies' cultures and their values. Although gifted children might be acknowledged similarly in various societies, the significance of their future abilities might be even misinterpreted and neglected.
In modern and developed societies, programs for gifted children are versatile, from the early stage of kinder garden to additional programs in schools or even specialized academic curricula which meet their abilities and needs. Most schools will provide programs within existing curriculum with additional time spent after regular lessons, where kids might improve in areas they already showed higher skills or interests than others. It is definitely a necessity to try to spot a gifted child in the environment of others of similar age, so that easy comparison can be made of the child's true gift and ability to advance faster. Most such after school hours will be in the arrangement of attending pre-school or school systems. Saturdays and programs conducted during spring or summer breaks can serve as excellent time for spending more time with gifted children. This time allows them to show their preeminence, boosting their interests with the ability to go further and even finish the school earlier than usually determined.
However, spotting the true talents requires seasoned and dedicated teachers and psychologists, which will be able to recognize some children's supremacy towards others through materials and tests which are similar to all kids in one class. This is probably the easiest way of qualifying for attending additional classes with more complex teaching materials. There are lucky societies which can afford versatile special schools of very specific orientation, which allow gifted children to start developing their skills at a very early stage. On the other hand, the individual approach to each child with a special gift is a necessity, since such kids usually require absolutely different standards and treatment. Simply put, a single size never fits every kid, physically as much as psychologically.
Aside from specialized schools with programs developed for further advance of gifted children, there are areas where kids cannot easily attend even the regular schools. For such cases, societies which care for higher educational needs have developed a variety of distance learning programs, which consist of various topics and allow gifted children to see if they are truly gifted for further education in a specialized school, college or university. Geographical distance does not have to be an issue providing distant education is conceptually thought off, where each child might try teaching materials for higher grades, thus qualifying as gifted for further advanced education.
In developed societies, gifted children might earn possibility to start college or university at much younger age than their peers, which might be a great way of wasting their years with teaching material they can deal with in several months only. The programs of students' exchange are also available for those who prove themselves worthy and eager to develop their gift further. This is one of the most popular ways of learning different languages and cultures, at the same time giving opportunity to accommodate a child from another country the same opportunity. The program of exchanging for gifted children and teenagers is also extraordinary opportunity for parents to travel and see whatever their children are learning, having a great time being either a guest or a host to the family from another side of the world.
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