There are many conflicting beliefs about what it means to be gifted.
Gifted children question answers.
It is a cute expression, but it does a disservice to all involved. As with any children, there are learning styles issues. Some gifted children prefer to have explicit answers to specific questions. Others prefer more open-ended inquiry, and will continue to chase down deeper and deeper levels of the material, neither expecting nor desiring a conclusion. For some of them, it is a matter of the subject at hand.