[foamdino]

Sorry that this is off-topic, but what the hell is a 'giftie'?

What defines a 'gifted child' in this context? I'm interested to know.

[lsc]

someone who was put into a "gifted and talented" program at a public school. Usually the entrance criteria is based on how you do on a G-correlated standardized test. "Giftie" was the traditional derogatory term for those students.

[foamdino]

Thanks - this is something I've not come across before. Looking on wikipedia it seems to be pre-dominantly US based.

[tagawa]

People who are gifted and talented get a derogatory term? Poor kids.