A study has been following 'gifted' kids for 45 years. Here's what we've learned.

What can we learn from letting seventh graders take the SAT? In the 1960s, psychologist Julian Stanley realized that if you took the best-testing seventh graders from around the country and gave them standard college entry exams, those kids would score, on average, about as well as the typical college-bound high school senior. However, the … Read more

A study has been following 'gifted' kids for 45 years. Here's what we've learned.

What can we learn from letting seventh graders take the SAT? In the 1960s, psychologist Julian Stanley realized that if you took the best-testing seventh graders from around the country and gave them standard college entry exams, those kids would score, on average, about as well as the typical college-bound high school senior. However, the … Read more

A study has been following 'gifted' kids for 45 years. Here's what we've learned.

This article originally appeared on 09.22.17 What can we learn from letting seventh graders take the SAT? In the 1960s, psychologist Julian Stanley realized that if you took the best-testing seventh graders from around the country and gave them standard college entry exams, those kids would score, on average, about as well as the typical … Read more

A study has been following 'gifted' kids for 45 years. Here's what we've learned.

This article originally appeared on 09.22.17 What can we learn from letting seventh graders take the SAT? In the 1960s, psychologist Julian Stanley realized that if you took the best-testing seventh graders from around the country and gave them standard college entry exams, those kids would score, on average, about as well as the typical … Read more

A study has been following 'gifted' kids for 45 years. Here's what we've learned.

This article originally appeared on 09.22.17 What can we learn from letting seventh graders take the SAT? In the 1960s, psychologist Julian Stanley realized that if you took the best-testing seventh graders from around the country and gave them standard college entry exams, those kids would score, on average, about as well as the typical … Read more