Jean Peterson, Jean Peterson
Teachers from a dominant cultural background identify giftedness in their students from nonmainstream cultural backgrounds in many different ways. However, most definitions reflect individual, conspicuous, and competitive achievement. The author found very different ideas about giftedness in five nonmainstream cultures-African American, Latino, immigrant Asian, Native American, and low-income White. In these groups, qualities that define giftedness are sometimes antithetical to the teachers ' definitions. The specific views of these five groups are described. Nonmainstream professionals need to do more than tolerate such differences, instead lifting up cultures where giftedness embodies values like group loyalty, humility, and . sharing with others.
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