KERA's Think

The curse of the ‘gifted’ label


Listen Later

Being labeled “gifted” in school can come with perks — but research is showing those don’t always carry over into adulthood. Constance Grady, senior correspondent for Vox, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the nature/nurture arguments around giftedness, how being tapped as gifted changes mental health outcomes well into adult years, and how a gifted education model affects future potential. Her article is “Does being a gifted kid make for a burned-out adulthood?”

Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

KERA's ThinkBy KERA

  • 4.7
  • 4.7
  • 4.7
  • 4.7
  • 4.7

4.7

861 ratings


More shows like KERA's Think

View all
On Point | Podcast by WBUR

On Point | Podcast

3,914 Listeners

Radiolab by WNYC Studios

Radiolab

43,829 Listeners

This American Life by This American Life

This American Life

90,900 Listeners

Fresh Air by NPR

Fresh Air

38,112 Listeners

Freakonomics Radio by Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher

Freakonomics Radio

32,158 Listeners

Here & Now Anytime by WBUR

Here & Now Anytime

1,015 Listeners

To The Best Of Our Knowledge by Wisconsin Public Radio

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

913 Listeners

The Pulse by NPR

The Pulse

321 Listeners

Texas Standard by Texas Standard

Texas Standard

246 Listeners

Hidden Brain by Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam

Hidden Brain

43,270 Listeners

1A by NPR

1A

4,630 Listeners

Throughline by NPR

Throughline

15,861 Listeners

Short Wave by NPR

Short Wave

6,221 Listeners

The Ezra Klein Show by New York Times Opinion

The Ezra Klein Show

15,222 Listeners

The Interview by The New York Times

The Interview

1,424 Listeners