A Gifted Child

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Intelligence has many facets, who are we to determine a person’s intelligence. Competence should be the defining factor of a person’s “intelligence”. I feel that intelligence multiple factors of developmental processes. Cultures have different definition on intelligence, the children are taught the ways of an intelligent person. A child has to be taught what is acceptable to be an active participant in society. I feel that an intelligent person looks like they know what they are doing. Also they love what they are doing, so therefore they will be very motivated. An outwardly appearance can be deceiving; a homeless man on the street can solve the Einstein theory. Intelligence has no physical characteristic. Intelligence is an intellectual characteristic; they cannot be measured, but only revealed. A gifted child will expose it’s exceed intelligence abilities, when compared to their peers. I feel that a gifted child is competent to complete tasks of an older age group. In the case of infants, of they have the ability to read, accelerate through typical development stages of infants. The major component of producing intelligence is the active participation of the parents. How can a child learn about the world while being locked up in a room playing with toys? Yes I do believe that an infant does possess everything to be successful in life. It is up to their parents to maintain these schemas; this is achieved by exposing children to intellectual subjects. For adults, intelligence depends on their previous learning experiences. Their childhood environment dictates their adult outlook to learning. As we age we gain knowledge of how to learn. Also we have to learn our own various capabilities, which will assist us to reach our goals. Intelligence and adulthood is cut and dry, an adult is either intelligent or they are ignorant. An intelligent adult will be successful
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