ABSTRACT
There are three children in a million who are ‘profoundly gifted’. Conventionally this means they have measured IQs of 180+. It is likely they will have spoken in sentences at 6–9 months, learned to read and spell by the age of 2½, self taught, and are ready for formal learning by the age of three. Placed in kindergarten or preschool they quickly settle and will perhaps read to the ’little ones’. Within a week, however, they can begin to become upset and difficult to manage. They learn very rapidly, grasp complex and even abstract ideas easily and are in an environment where everything is taking place, in their terms, in very slow motion. They are bored and, unfortunately, almost no classroom will be suitable – even ones for gifted children.
