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Do you 'enjoy' spending time with your kids?
- Yes, most of the time we really have fun together
- Sometimes it's fun, sometimes it's really dull and aggravating
- Honestly most of the time it's not fun at all, but it's not supposed to be fun
- I really don't enjoy it at all, and wish I could spend less time with them
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There is a huge difference between giftedness and high achievers. Many of the high scoring kids are probably high achievers rather than truly gifted. Of course, only time will tell.
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I don't know about that. 2 yo's who read the New York Times may be high achievers but they are certainly gifted.
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I have a dd going into 5th grade and she's tested as pretty darn "gifted" but she is about the furthest thing from a high achiever there is. i'm learning to readjust expectations because i don't think she's ever going to be very academically motivated. she's too into her own things.
[ Reply | More ]This is a common issue for gifted dc's. I think you should find a school that is better for your dd.
[ Reply | More ]HIgh achievers are likely to do well anywhere they are placed. And they will do well in later life, usually. Gifted children are at greater risk, unless they are also high achievers. Gifted children are often self-directed to the point where they dont' care about pleasing teachers. Gifted children want to study teh things that interest them, not the things they are given to study. Gifted children are used to things coming easily and resist challenges. Gifted children will coast and then suffer self esteem issues when they can't push themselves to compete or overcome difficulties. Gifted children are often precociously "moral" thinkers, and will not take the injustices in a classroom in stride. Gifted children - I have one - are a PITA. But that's why their parents and the gifted ed community thinks they need to be put together and taught in specialized ways. Because they are not shoo-ins for academic success despite their intelligence.
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