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<blockquote data-quote="HaoZi" data-source="post: 411463"><p>You might be surprised just how much he sounds like a gifted kid from what you've said here. Yes, there are different kinds of intelligence. And sometimes gifted kids act out when they're not challenged enough. Sometimes they simply have so many things running through their brain at the same time that "bouncing off the walls" is the way to get some "mental quiet". I say this not from books, but my own personal experience as someone gifted and also from raising my own gifted (though obviously troubled) kiddo. And he sounds a LOT like the gifted boys I recall from my gifted program when I was young. And trust me on this, we're plenty capable of being really stupid in some areas and really brilliant in others. Some is natural inclinations, some is learned or applied. But I think you'll find it worth looking into how gifted kids "tick" even if you keep the information to yourself.</p><p></p><p>To this day, I absolutely, positively, do NOT understand "normal" people. Their actions, motives, etc., make zip sense to me. I still refer to most of them as "sheep" unless I get to know them as an individual and they show a willingness to question instead of blindly being led. And before you ask, no, I don't consider anyone here a "sheep" because if you're here it's because you ARE questioning things and not being led along by someone simply because they have a few extra letters behind their name. And my "sheep" label doesn't apply to people that are not capable of such questioning for any reason, it applies to people who have the capacity to think for themselves but let others do the thinking for them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HaoZi, post: 411463"] You might be surprised just how much he sounds like a gifted kid from what you've said here. Yes, there are different kinds of intelligence. And sometimes gifted kids act out when they're not challenged enough. Sometimes they simply have so many things running through their brain at the same time that "bouncing off the walls" is the way to get some "mental quiet". I say this not from books, but my own personal experience as someone gifted and also from raising my own gifted (though obviously troubled) kiddo. And he sounds a LOT like the gifted boys I recall from my gifted program when I was young. And trust me on this, we're plenty capable of being really stupid in some areas and really brilliant in others. Some is natural inclinations, some is learned or applied. But I think you'll find it worth looking into how gifted kids "tick" even if you keep the information to yourself. To this day, I absolutely, positively, do NOT understand "normal" people. Their actions, motives, etc., make zip sense to me. I still refer to most of them as "sheep" unless I get to know them as an individual and they show a willingness to question instead of blindly being led. And before you ask, no, I don't consider anyone here a "sheep" because if you're here it's because you ARE questioning things and not being led along by someone simply because they have a few extra letters behind their name. And my "sheep" label doesn't apply to people that are not capable of such questioning for any reason, it applies to people who have the capacity to think for themselves but let others do the thinking for them. [/QUOTE]
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