(一) 天才教育的背景一九五七年苏联人造地球卫星上天,美国朝野震惊,称之为科技领域的“珍珠港事件”,哀叹自己的科技落后了,决心从教育入手奋起直追。在这种背景下,以当时哈佛大学校长康南特为首的美国教育家遂提出了通过天才教育的途径来实现培养科技尖子的目标。其后,美国政府和社会各界对天才教育越来越重视。如 (1) Background of Gifted Education In 1957, when Soviet artificial satellites were launched into the sky, the United States was shocked and called the “Pearl Harbor incident” in the field of science and technology. It lamented that its technology was lagging behind, and determined to start with education and catch up. In this context, the American educator, headed by Harvard University President Connant, proposed the goal of cultivating top scientists through genius education. Since then, the U.S. government and all walks of life have paid more and more attention to talent education. Such as