Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-138) and indexes.
1. Introduction and Overview. IQ Tests. The Hunter College Elementary School Study. Summary of Questionnaire Outcomes. The Interviews. Overview. Implications. Additional Readings on IQ Testing Controversy -- 2. A Brief Survey of Education for Gifted Children: Setting the. Historical Context for Hunter College Elementary School. Sir Francis Galton: Genius Studying Genius. Alfred Binet's Role -- Tests to Determine Intelligence. Lewis Terman and the Stanford-Binet Tests. Experimental Schools for the Gifted. Hunter College Elementary School: 1940-1960 -- 3. On Being Labeled Gifted -- 4. The Family -- 5. Competition and Rivalry -- 6. Women's Issues -- 7. Living Up to Expectations -- 8. The Education of Intellectually Gifted Children: The Day-to-Day Reality of Gifted Education at Hunter College Elementary School / Perry N. Halkitis -- 9. Reflections and Implications. IQ as an Insufficient Predictor of Eminence. Generalize or Specialize. Educating for Eminence is Not a Feasible Goal.