There are slightly more gifted boys than girls, and of the national groups Jews are far in the lead when it comes to talent, it is stated by Dr. Lewis H. Terman of Stanford, who is completing a study of 1,000 gifted children, which will be volume III of the series “Mental and Physical Traits of a Thousand Gifted Children.” Dr. Terman has a wide reputation for his work in this field.
The group of specially talented young people he began studying in 1921 is maintaining its expectations, Dr. Terman reports, but he adds: “Not all of the children have lived up to their ability, but success depends on so much more than ability.”
To come within the category of “gifted” the child must have an intelligence quotient of 130 or higher.
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