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Is J gifted (and should I give up)?
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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 534549" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Some gifted kids, like Sportsfan, try very hard NOT to act gifted. This is true. </p><p></p><p>The kids I am talking about had an insatiable thirst for knowledge, HOWEVER they did not necessarily have the interest in everything they learned in school. They had side interests that they pursued on their own. Scott taught himself (I swear) to build his own computer by age twelve. They weren't studying that in school. He got B's and C's in school due to some boredom, but his college tests were so good he could have won a scholarship. He decided to skip college...he is still wildly successful. My brother taught himself math by age two. Nobody could believe it. He ddin't read until the proper age, but could do very advanced math by third grade and if it wasn't taught in school he fiddled at home. My brother never got anything but an A in school from kindergarten to six years of college. He didn't have to study. He remembered everything he was taught, even if he wasn't all that interested (like in reading). Same with my sister's smartest twin girl. She doesn't have to study and she still gets straight A's in college. Jumpers boyfriend is not necessarily studious. He is more a sports freak. But he never has to study. In fact he is often chastised for falling asleep at school, but he still got straight A's almost every semester. He does not have one obessessive interest he studies...he just wants to achieve and is very hard on himself if he slips up. This is in sports as well as academics.</p><p></p><p>So I guess I am agreeing with Kathy. All gifted children are different. They also vary in their caring about grades, but, at least in my circle, I never knew a gifted child who didn't do at least pretty well. I'm sure some gifted k ids who are more troubled get into drugs and bad peer groups and drop out of school. There is no definite pattern that every gifted child follows. I agree!!! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 534549, member: 1550"] Some gifted kids, like Sportsfan, try very hard NOT to act gifted. This is true. The kids I am talking about had an insatiable thirst for knowledge, HOWEVER they did not necessarily have the interest in everything they learned in school. They had side interests that they pursued on their own. Scott taught himself (I swear) to build his own computer by age twelve. They weren't studying that in school. He got B's and C's in school due to some boredom, but his college tests were so good he could have won a scholarship. He decided to skip college...he is still wildly successful. My brother taught himself math by age two. Nobody could believe it. He ddin't read until the proper age, but could do very advanced math by third grade and if it wasn't taught in school he fiddled at home. My brother never got anything but an A in school from kindergarten to six years of college. He didn't have to study. He remembered everything he was taught, even if he wasn't all that interested (like in reading). Same with my sister's smartest twin girl. She doesn't have to study and she still gets straight A's in college. Jumpers boyfriend is not necessarily studious. He is more a sports freak. But he never has to study. In fact he is often chastised for falling asleep at school, but he still got straight A's almost every semester. He does not have one obessessive interest he studies...he just wants to achieve and is very hard on himself if he slips up. This is in sports as well as academics. So I guess I am agreeing with Kathy. All gifted children are different. They also vary in their caring about grades, but, at least in my circle, I never knew a gifted child who didn't do at least pretty well. I'm sure some gifted k ids who are more troubled get into drugs and bad peer groups and drop out of school. There is no definite pattern that every gifted child follows. I agree!!! :) [/QUOTE]
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