gifted student
Naturally bright learner
A gifted student is one identified as having exceptional intellectual ability or talent, typically through standardized testing or academic performance.
Schools often place gifted students in accelerated programs or specialized classes: The gifted students met twice a week for enrichment activities.
The label can be a source of pride or pressure, depending on how it's handled.
- high IQAbove-average measured intellect
- early readerSimplified book for beginners
- perfectionismCompulsive pursuit of flawlessness
- enrichment programsAdded learning opportunities
- accelerated learningQuicker mastery of material
honor roll · problem-solving · sensitivity · abstract thinking · artistic talent · twice-exceptional · mentorship · teacher's pet · metacognition · introversion · underachievement · big fish small pond · empathy · analytical reasoning · memory retention · overexcitability · leadership potential · divergent thinking
- achieversachiever, high achiever, overachiever, go-getter, striver
- geniusesgenius, brainiac, prodigy, Einstein, intellect
- middle schoolerssixth graders, seventh graders, eighth graders, preteens, band kids
- young achieverschild prodigy, young inventor, youth activist, spelling bee champ, young scientist
- scholarship typesmerit scholar
- child prodigiesMozart, Einstein, Picasso, Pablo Picasso, Bobby Fischer