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Judy Galbraith

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John Neill

1 No one explains what being gifted is all about.

2 The stuff we do in school is too easy.

3 People expect us to be perfect.

4 Kids tease us about being smart.

5 There are few friends who really understand us.

6 We feel different and wish people would accept us as we are.

7 We feel overwhelmed by the number of things we can do.

8 We worry about world problems and feel helpless to do anything.

2 The stuff we do in school is too easy.

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Many children with higher than average

IQ were often referred for “behavior

problems and not seen as gifted by their

teachers or parents.”

gifteddevelopment.com/What_is_Gifted/learned.htm

Linda Silverman, Ph.D.Gifted Development Center

gifteddevelopment.com/What_is_Gifted/learned.htm

Linda Silverman, Ph.D.Gifted Development Center

Many children with higher than average

IQ were often referred for “behavior

problems and not seen as gifted by their

teachers or parents.”

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To learn “to use [your] intellect to develop self-awareness and self-acceptance.”

Lesley Kay Sword, DirectorGifted and Creative Services Australiasengifted.org/archives/articles/emotional-intensity-in-gifted-children

1No one explains what being gifted is all about

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YEARS LATERSIX

Students’ confusion about giftedness… was an abiding and overriding theme.

Eight Great Gripes Six Years Later

[People assumed] the gifted children knew how smart and capable they were.

Deborah L. Ruf

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STUDENTS NEED US

The theme of, “I thought something was wrong with me,” was prevalent among those who did not receive some form of explanation or confirmation of their intelligence.

Deborah L. Ruf

The theme of, “I thought something was wrong with me,” was prevalent among those who did not receive some form of explanation or confirmation of their intelligence.

Deborah L. Ruf

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YOU’RE DIFFERENTYOU’RE DIFFERENT

SHOULD YOU KNOW?

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FEELING LIKE A FRAUD

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Kathnelson and Colley asked gifted students:

What Would You Like A Teacher To Do?

Understand usHave a sense of humorMake learning funBe cheerful

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