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“Society should identify those children who have special talents and abilities and begin training them at an early age so that they can excel in their areas of ability. Otherwise, those talents are likely to remain underdeveloped.”
While there are some veritable points that were raised by the topic statement, I cannot find myself fully agreeing with all the sentiments raised by the author. I agree that by providing early training to a precocious child is advantageous to the development of the talents. However, to claim those talents are likely to remain underdeveloped otherwise is erroneous for talents and abilities can be cultivated even at an older age. Also, there is also a consideration of the objectivity of tracing the special abilities and talents in young children.

There is no denying that there are many benefits of providing training to a precocious child at an earlier age. Among the pros of providing training at a younger age is giving the child the advantage of focusing and understanding the use of their abilities earlier in the game as well as provide more time for learning. Also, training at a young age is ideal as a young child is more receptive and malleable to the learning process than at a later age.

While being able to detect precocious abilities at a younger age is definitely beneficial to the development of individual talents, it is erroneous to claim that the talents would likely remain underdeveloped otherwise. Let us consider several notions. First, are the special talents and abilities of a person only innately conceived? Or can special talents and abilities be cultivated? Though there are many child prodigies that are in existence in the world, there are also many other people who excel in their areas of ability even though they were not provided the training from a very young age. A person can become a great artist or musician by the merit of hard work, even though their talent was not traceable at a young age. Therefore by this claim, the notion of latent talents and abilities being likely to remain underdeveloped if not provided the appropriate training from young is wrong.

Also, one must consider the objectivity of the detection of 'special' talents and abilities in young children. Some talents in young children are more obvious to the eye than most. A baby banging her spoon rhythmically on her high chair might be an indication that the child has a good ear for music. A child being able to read content beyond the understanding of one of her age might also be an obvious indication of precociousness. Some talents are more easily seen and identified than others. What about children who are 'late bloomers'? Should we disregard their latent talent just because they did not demonstrate their abilities at a young age? Albert Einstein was teased for his speech impediment and slow manners in school, but now he is considered an iconic genius of the 20th century.

In sum, it is undeniable that there are advantages in identifying special talents and abilities in young children for we are able to provide them the training from an early age to help cultivate their talents. However, to claim that their talents and abilities will most likely remain underdeveloped without training from an early age is erroneous for their talents can be cultivated even at an older age and there is some questionable red mark about the objectivity of detecting special talents in the young.



Every child has his or her talent, and some of them domonstrate outstanding performances and special insterests in some specific fields at an early age. I agree that society should indentify those children who have special talents and provide training for them at an early age, otherwise, it is possible the society will lose their gifts.

First of all, the society should provide trainings at an early age, and make resources they need to develop their talents accessable for these gifted children . For instance, a boy who shows talent in playing piano should at least be able to have access to a piano, on which he can practice, or have a piano teacher, who can teach him how to play. This can create an environment that nurtures the boy’s talent. Further, a girl who has talent in learning languages, should be provided with a language teacher to teacher her various languages. Even a genius does not born with knowledge or skills, thus they need training and teachers to help them start. Can a boy who has talent in springboarding ever be a world known athlete if he does not have a coach to teach him? If the society does not provide these resources that are crucial for these gifted children to develop their talents, it may be a loss for the society.

Further, some fileds really require training at an early age to develop their talents, otherwise, it would be too late. For instance, many athletes are selected at an early age and their peak performances usually occurs in ealier adulthood, which can range from 20-30s. For instance, gymnastics, most of Olymic gymnatics candidates are teenagers or younger, if the society does not provide special training to these gifted athiletes when they are young, their bones get hard when they get older, then it would be too late for them to pursue these fileds.

It is true that by adopting this recommendation can result in more pressure and expectency from other such as families and teachers, then, these gifited children may be very stressful, and are overwhelmed. On the other hand, exposing to the pressure can also improve their abilities to cope with stresses and make them more durable,and have resistance to surrounding pressure. This can be benefical for them.

Overall, I agree with the statement that the society should indentify those children who have special talents and provide training for them at an early age, otherwise, it is possible the society will lose their gifts.




Society should identify those children who have special talents and provide training for them at an early age to develop their talents.

Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the recommendation and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting your position, describe specific circumstances in which adopting the recommendation would or would not be advantageous and explain how these examples shape your position.

The statement claims that society should identify those children who have special talents and provide training for them at an early age to develop their talents. Although this recommendation is well intentioned and throughout history, some talents, such as Mozart, have justified this recommendation, in some cases, identifying those gifted children and providing special training for them, from my perspective, are not always effective ways to develop their talents.

It goes without saying that some children show great talents in some aspects at their very early age. Receiving specific training, these children could accumulate rich knowledge of certain fields and exploit their talents fully and properly. Mozart is an excellent example of this point. Mozart demonstrated his gift at the age of five, being able to compose and play piano fluently. After Mozart’s father discovered his talent, his father afforded him strict and comprehensive training, not only imparting knowledge of music to him, but also bringing him to meet with some prestigious musicians, such as Bach. Besides, his family also made several European journeys in which he performed as a child prodigy, which enabled Mozart to hone and show his ability before an audience. All these factors made Mozart finally become one of the most eminent musicians. Had Mozart received little training, he would have no opportunities to utilize his talent to absorb and learn knowledge in a systematic way. Therefore, like Mozart, some children, though talented, might not find proper ways to study and gain knowledge without training provided by adults. So, in some cases, society should identify those children with special talents and provide them with training at an early age.

By contrast, under different circumstances, this action may have a negative influence on children’s all-round development, especially mental growth. Admittedly, some children show great talents in some fields, but most of them are immature in mentality and lack abilities of thinking independently. Being identified or overexposed by society is detrimental to children, putting stress on them. Take China for example. Due to the fact that Chinese society puts a high value on academic performance, society is eager to identify those children who have special talents in academic performance. Parents are willing to hire private tutors to train their prodigies. However, with large amounts of study, these children have little time to play like other peers and have no chance to enjoy the nature. Because of an overload of study and attention from society, these talents can hardly have freedom as well as pleasure. Sometimes, they even have a negative attitude towards life and commit suicide. Thus, in some cases, the recommendation may turn out to be wrong.

In conclusion, the answers to whether society should identify those children who have special talents and provide training for them may be diverse under different circumstances. On the one hand, if gifted children like receiving these kinds of trainings and parents also pay attention to all-round development of children, maybe providing training leads to positive consequences. On the other hand, if societies focus too much on these children, putting too great a burden on them, these talents might become distressed.



The goal of education is that everyone can develop efficiently to the type suit him. Someone certainly got the extra talents while others not. Because society has a responsibility to help individual developing, so I suggest that it is needed for society to identify those special gifted students and sponsor training of them. Otherwise, if speciality remains undeveloped, it is not only a pity for geniuses themselves, but also a lost of society.

It is said that if children could reveal their interest developed in an early age, a sense of achievement might be easier to build. This effect would really help them on other area of learning. For example, if a student is good at dancing while perform badly in math, the entertainment of dancing may help him forget the dismay caused by math. At the same time, the learning of dancing can play an important role as the encouragement and reward of doing math. Still, if the talented child is educated as other normal people, he might never find his speciality and become as normal as others. His self-esteem and self-confidence would be built more hardly. If he grows up as a normal person without any speciality, he would never see himself higher.

However, it is an issue needed to discuss whether to start training at an early age. First, some talent may not reveal in an early age. It is not impossible and reasonable for parent to push children learn when they are too young. Some parents are eager to make their children learn all kinds of talents and developed to a genius in certain field one day. But the oppression did nothing but makes students unhappy and depressed. I suggest, parents could patiently wait and see. If children show their talent at an early age, it is a fortune to help them develop properly. While, do not push them when they are too young. To makes their talents be more contributive and influential, parents and the whole society should pay more money and energy to help them.

Through this way, the role played by society becomes very critical. In my opinion, to help a talented child to develop his speciality, government should be very generous to sponsor his training. Once a person is free of the money issue and the critic from society, he would develop himself more liberally. Surely, if talented person develop himself by the support of society, he would be more likely granted the responsibility for more social obligation. If genius can be discovered and trained in an early age, it would be a great fortune not only for the talented person, but also a contribution to the whole society.