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Grouping the Gifted: Pro and Con Kenneth Mott: Grouping the Gifted: Pro 1. I regard gifted children as those who possess some quality or innate ability which has been recognized and identified by any number of testing and observation devices and who manifest interest and success in either physical, intellectual, or artistic pursuits. 2. These might be children who are gifted athletes but who have real trouble mastering academic subject matter, or students who are poor athletes but are highly intellectual “quiz kids” who knock the top off all measuring devices. “Gifted” may describe pupils of average intelligence who have exceptional ability in art or music, or it may refer to the child with an IQ of 135 who excels in everything. 我认为天才的儿童是这样一些人：他们具备在各种测验仪器与观察仪器上得到识别和确认的某些素质和天赋的能力。他们在体育、智力或艺术领域表现出兴趣并获得成功。　这些儿童可能是天才的运动员，而在掌握学校的文化课程方面却有着很大的障碍；也可能是体育一无所长，却能攻克所有测试难题的高智“神童”；天才既可以指那些智力平平却在艺术或音乐方面有超凡能力的学生；也可以指那些在任何方面都表现出色，智商为135的学生。 3. How can we deal with these gifted? I firmly believe that we should group them as nearly as possible according to interest and ability (giftedness) and challenge them with a type of program that will help them to grow to the fullest extent of their abilities and capacities. 4. This grouping could take the form of special subject arrangements in the elementary grades, a situation in which a class is heterogeneously grouped most of the day but is divided at times into special interest or ability class groups for special instruction. In high school, it may take the form of grouping students in regular classes according to any number of criteria but basically those of interest and proficiency (or lack of proficiency) in various subject areas. 我们怎样对待这些天才呢？我坚信我们应按兴趣和能力(天赋多少的程度)尽可能接近地把他们分在一组，用能够帮助他们尽可能充分发挥他们的能力和才华的教学计划给他们考验、刺激。 在低年级可安排特别课程加以组班，即在一天中的大部分时间里学生在多元化的班级学习，而在一些时间内，只按特别兴趣和能力分类组班，专门施教。在中学，可任意规定标准组织普通班，但基本上可按照对不同科目的兴趣和水平(或缺乏水平)为标准来分班。 5. One of the basic arguments against grouping the gifted is the fear of creating a caste of intellectual