According the Joan Freeman there are negatives as well as positives
When children are labelled as “gifted” we like to think the world will be their oyster when they grow up. Be very careful, warns British psychologist Joan Freeman. As she explains to Alison George, her 35 years of studying children with extraordinary abilities has revealed that the label has as many negatives as positives
You have followed one group of gifted children for the past 35 years. Did they all go on to lead brilliantly successful adult lives?
No. Only a few rose to fame and fortune, and no…
