The problem of development gifted future teachers, in particular the process professional training is little studied. article analyzes research on essence and content concept "talent". Based certain interpretations, author's understanding giftedness teacher highlighted. Characteristic features are determined by J. Guilford E. Torrens. On basis highlighted according to A. Marchuk I. Hudym, based...

In this article we examine four objections to the genetic modification of human beings: the freedom argument, the giftedness argument, the authenticity argument, and the uniqueness argument. We then demonstrate that each of these arguments against genetic modification assumes a strong version of genetic determinism. Since these strong deterministic assumptions are false, the arguments against g...

The very subject of giftedness is fraught with contradiction and controversy. On the one hand, we often encounter misunderstanding, envy, and perceived elitism—and on the other, admiration, dependency, and respect. Little wonder that our K–12 education system has not yet determined how best to nurture extraordinary individuals so that they can become extraordinary contributors to society—and fe...

Teachers’ conceptions of giftedness influence which students they identify as gifted and how they behave towards these students. Research findings are mixed, showing an overall positive, negative, or ambivalent view that considers gifted students as intellectually strong, but socio-emotionally inferior. Such misconceptions might lead teachers to focus on their students’ perceived socio-emotiona...