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Is J gifted (and should I give up)?
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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 534419" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>By the way, there are many kinds of "gifted", and not all of these are "academic" talents.</p><p>I remember a story of a young man (something like 15), who moved to the big city with his parent's blessing and support, to pursue (successfully) a career in dance. He struggled no end to complete his basic grade 12 (the dance troupe insisted, thank goodness, and supported his efforts in that direction too). But on the dance floor... he was a genius, definitely "gifted".</p><p></p><p>I have a bro who at age 7, could <em>watch</em> something being taken apart and put back together... and two weeks later, could do the same task with 100% accuracy. Gifted... but he never got beyond grade 12.</p><p></p><p>I know all sorts of other people, with various gifts. And only one or two are academically gifted. </p><p></p><p><em>But every single one of them is creative. And sometimes, it is that creativity that drives teachers and peers insane. What they don't think of!!! (good, or bad)</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 534419, member: 11791"] By the way, there are many kinds of "gifted", and not all of these are "academic" talents. I remember a story of a young man (something like 15), who moved to the big city with his parent's blessing and support, to pursue (successfully) a career in dance. He struggled no end to complete his basic grade 12 (the dance troupe insisted, thank goodness, and supported his efforts in that direction too). But on the dance floor... he was a genius, definitely "gifted". I have a bro who at age 7, could [I]watch[/I] something being taken apart and put back together... and two weeks later, could do the same task with 100% accuracy. Gifted... but he never got beyond grade 12. I know all sorts of other people, with various gifts. And only one or two are academically gifted. [I]But every single one of them is creative. And sometimes, it is that creativity that drives teachers and peers insane. What they don't think of!!! (good, or bad)[/I] [/QUOTE]
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