top | item 2565964 (no title) foamdino | 15 years ago Sorry that this is off-topic, but what the hell is a 'giftie'?What defines a 'gifted child' in this context? I'm interested to know. discuss order hn newest lsc|15 years ago someone who was put into a "gifted and talented" program at a public school. Usually the entrance criteria is based on how you do on a G-correlated standardized test. "Giftie" was the traditional derogatory term for those students. foamdino|15 years ago Thanks - this is something I've not come across before. Looking on wikipedia it seems to be pre-dominantly US based. tagawa|15 years ago People who are gifted and talented get a derogatory term? Poor kids.
lsc|15 years ago someone who was put into a "gifted and talented" program at a public school. Usually the entrance criteria is based on how you do on a G-correlated standardized test. "Giftie" was the traditional derogatory term for those students. foamdino|15 years ago Thanks - this is something I've not come across before. Looking on wikipedia it seems to be pre-dominantly US based. tagawa|15 years ago People who are gifted and talented get a derogatory term? Poor kids.
foamdino|15 years ago Thanks - this is something I've not come across before. Looking on wikipedia it seems to be pre-dominantly US based.
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