Monday, May 21, 2012

A special kind of need

I am a huge fan of modern family, and so naturally I was intrigued to watch this Ellen video.  But this is not a blog about T.V. shows.  I simply was surprised to find out that the young actor Nolan Gould is a member of MENSA!  





So what is MENSA?
Mensa, the high IQ society, provides a forum for intellectual exchange among its members. There are members in more than 100 countries around the world.
Activities include the exchange of ideas through lectures, discussions, journals, special-interest groups, and local, regional, national and international gatherings; the investigations of members' opinions and attitudes; and assistance to researchers, inside and outside Mensa, in projects dealing with intelligence or Mensa.
This got me thinking about children like Nolan.  I have seen children with very high I.Q. labeled as trouble makers or hyperactive because they were simply under stimulated in the classroom.  I often thought about this question and I present this to you: What do we have available in Kuwait for children with high intelligence, or what we usually term "gifted children"?  Please share any information you may have xx

3 comments:

  1. This is not confirmed, but I believe I have heard the government has / had a school for the gifted.

    Good question worth investigating further.

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  2. Due to a glitch a comment is refusing to be posted on the blog, sent by Ahmed. So I'm copying it. He says:

    "This is not confirmed, but I believe I have heard the government has / had a school for the gifted.

    Good question worth investigating further."

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  3. I have heard of a government school which is supposedly dedicated to gifted students. I am unclear on how different their curriculum is and what the application requirements are. There are some schools like the American Creativity Academy, that have an enrichment class as an option for students with higher scores. But what about activities and programs that are internationally comparable? (outside of school).
    Perhaps this can start with opening a MENSA chapter here in Kuwait. No chapter exists in the Gulf Countries according to their website.

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