Iq for gifted program1/12/2024 ![]() Then I’d invite them to ask me questions about what they saw and their impressions of regular and gifted education (and special education!) on Earth. I would encourage them to make their own initial inferences and hypotheses about what they observed. I’d also invite them to join me in observing gifted classes in action, both in the public schools and in private and boarding schools, and in summer programs. So that the aliens could observe and make their own initial inferences about what actually occurs in typical classrooms, both in the elementary grades and in the middle and high school grades. I would show the aliens – hopefully they are friendly creatures! – a few ‘typical’ classrooms, both in the USA, and classrooms across the planet. Pfeiffer: What a creative and fun question to start off this interview! I would probably begin by taking the aliens on a tour. How would you describe giftedness to these aliens? What would be some key elements or pieces of information that they would need to understand to grasp the construct of giftedness fully? And by the way, these aliens have very short attention spans! Dr. Imagine aliens arrive on Earth, and you have the task of communicating with them about the future of education on our planet. Day: There is a lot to explore with regards to the conceptualization of giftedness, so I’d like to start by narrowing our focus down. Eminent scholar Alan Kaufman of Yale University considers Professor Pfeiffer, “Among the small group of the world’s leading experts in the (gifted) field…” His websites can be found at: Steven Pfeiffer Psychology and Gifted Assessment Insights. Pfeiffer testified at the White House and before the Italian Parliament. A long-time advocate for the socio-emotional needs of children, Dr. He is Editor-in-Chief of the APA Handbook on Giftedness and Talent (2017), Springer’s Handbook of Giftedness in Children (2018, Second Edition), and The Social and Emotional Needs of the Gifted: What do we Know?, co-edited with Tracy Cross and Maureen Neihart (2015 Prufrock Press). Among his most recent books, he authored Serving the Gifted (2013 Routledge) and Essentials of Gifted Assessment (Wiley 2015). Author of 200 articles and book chapters, he is lead author of The Gifted Rating Scales, published by MHS. Pfeiffer enjoys an active clinical and consulting practice, and speaks internationally on topics related to successful parenting and the social-emotional needs of high ability kids. ![]() Pfeiffer has worked as a Pediatric Psychologist at the Ochsner Clinic and Medical Center in New Orleans and served as a Clinical Psychologist in the U.S. He also served as Director of Devereux’s Institute of Clinical Training & Research, headquartered in Villanova, PA.ĭr. ![]() Pfeiffer was a Professor at Duke University, and served as Executive Director of Duke’s gifted program, TIP. He is Emeritus Professor at Florida State University. Steven PfeifferPart 1 Steven Pfeiffer is a popular speaker on topics related to raising successful, high-ability children. ![]() A Conversation with Giftedness Expert, Dr. ![]()
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