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<blockquote data-quote="AnnieO" data-source="post: 536692" data-attributes="member: 6705"><p>This is going to come across as bragging but I swear it's not.</p><p></p><p>I skipped Kindergarten, because I was ready for more of a challenge. In 1st-3rd grades I went to the higher grades' classes for math (+1 year) and reading (+2 years). But - I was almost a year younger than my peers, making me socially a disaster.</p><p></p><p>I was also bored. Homework, to me, was <em>torture</em> because I knew this stuff already. I did get in a bit of trouble up until the parochial school I went to introduced a program for the academically gifted. Then? I began to <em>thrive</em>. We had more books, and computers, and COOL stuff to do.</p><p></p><p>My parents both worked so I didn't have much in the way of extracurriculars. So... I became a serious bookworm until I found a church group I liked. Shortly after I had to go to public school, and the freedom added to boredom was more than I could take. When I think about what <em>could </em>have happened I shudder. But - we moved across the country, from urban to rural. To a school district that could handle a kid with a higher IQ and semi-photographic memory.</p><p></p><p>I did get into some trouble, but when I really look at what the biggest problem was, it was simple boredom. (Onyxx falls into this category too.)</p><p></p><p>MANY gifted kids have this same problem - but hardly ALL. And if they have sufficient challenges for their strengths and supports for their weaknesses - they thrive. (FWIW, my acuity is ALL mental. I have zero physical talents except that for being a total and complete klutz.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AnnieO, post: 536692, member: 6705"] This is going to come across as bragging but I swear it's not. I skipped Kindergarten, because I was ready for more of a challenge. In 1st-3rd grades I went to the higher grades' classes for math (+1 year) and reading (+2 years). But - I was almost a year younger than my peers, making me socially a disaster. I was also bored. Homework, to me, was [I]torture[/I] because I knew this stuff already. I did get in a bit of trouble up until the parochial school I went to introduced a program for the academically gifted. Then? I began to [I]thrive[/I]. We had more books, and computers, and COOL stuff to do. My parents both worked so I didn't have much in the way of extracurriculars. So... I became a serious bookworm until I found a church group I liked. Shortly after I had to go to public school, and the freedom added to boredom was more than I could take. When I think about what [I]could [/I]have happened I shudder. But - we moved across the country, from urban to rural. To a school district that could handle a kid with a higher IQ and semi-photographic memory. I did get into some trouble, but when I really look at what the biggest problem was, it was simple boredom. (Onyxx falls into this category too.) MANY gifted kids have this same problem - but hardly ALL. And if they have sufficient challenges for their strengths and supports for their weaknesses - they thrive. (FWIW, my acuity is ALL mental. I have zero physical talents except that for being a total and complete klutz.) [/QUOTE]
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