If a kid is "gifted" in reading, but below average in math, do the strength and the weakness cancel each other out and make the kid "normal"? Or will she be in the gifted class for one and in the slow class for the other? And does this ohsounusual pairing of skill sets ruin her chances of getting into Harvard? But no matter what, I'll still get a gold star from the Great Gradebook in the Sky if I make sure she has an ironclad IEP, right?

My oldest is truly beautiful. She's been in commercials since babyhood. She also has a heart of gold and is academically gifted--and is just a very special person. Today she tells me that when she looks in the mirror she doesn't think she's pretty and doesn't like what she sees. She's one of the prettiest girls you could ever meet. People tell her that on a daily basis. I am stunned she feels this way! I am at a loss as to what I can do to help her. My heart breaks for her.

If you have one kid receiving "services" from the school- especially for being gifted- and you request that your younger kid(s) get tested, the school psych will probably automatically assume you are "that" mom whose special snowflakes are the exception to every rule. In my professional experience as a teacher, most of the school personnel will assume that to be the case. (Notice I said if you request the testing, not if a teacher identifies the younger kid as needing to be tested.)

I liked the school psych who tested my older son for the gifted program. But this new woman, she gives no indication that she cares a whit for my younger son. Ready to pay for private testing to ensure that the tester is actually engaged. We just want the boy to get access to the programming he needs. Damn the hoops.

SIL is so annoying with her 6 month old. Amy time that baby burps, grunts, sneezes or farts, she thinks he is "talking" and has to comment on it. Oh did you hear him say he luvs his mommmy or wow he just asked for more milk. Ummm No, he's just gassy. Sorry not gifted, only normal.

I had the confession about my dd doing her masters program. I also forgot to mention she's in her last year of her program, and she just turned 23. She's also a bridesmaid for her best friend and her sister, she's making a wedding cake for a gift. She visits her grandparents every week. She hasn't lived at home since she was 17, and is completely on her own. She works during the summers. My other dd's had similar workloads while going to school and the oldest one has her PhD. The second, one is working full time while doing her M.B.A. None have been in gifted programs.

My dd is taking 6 masters program courses, 5 labs, doing a thesis, she's a research assistant, takes cake decorating classes, and still goes out every single weekend. She doesn't have any problems keeping up to any of it and she has straight As and is ahead of the game on her thesis research. She's even been published for some other side research she did. I don't kow how she does it. Btw she wasn't in any gifted classes.

It's ok to be anything, as long as you are not smart. Then you have to hide it, because others might make the assumption that you are arrogant and then not like you because of their own prejudices. Being smart, it is your responsibility to ensure that you never offend others, even if they are the ones making false judgments. This is especially true if you are a girl. Girls should simply aspire to be vacuous sluts, since then they would not intimidate anyone and have more friends. And no one judges dumb, "easy" girls anymore. We all know now that it's the gifted kids who are the real problem.

My young-8 year old scored 99 and 100 percent on the 4th grade standardized tests. She is already 18 months younger than her colleagues. This gifted stuff is not fun, cool, or making me feel superior. My kid struggles to fit in. The other kids are mean to her because she finishes stuff in minutes that takes them hours. Editing writing infuriates her because it was right the first time. Try finding appropriate reading materials for an 8 year old who reads at a high school level. Not fun or easy.

Dd is "gifted". She is in the IB program and has been since middle school and finds it extremely boring and easy. Getting a 7 for her is a great big whatever. While most kids find it very difficult to get a 4. Although I have heard from some people that A levels are harder. I don't think she is gifted though, I think she is just very good at school. In any other circumstances she seems to be of normal intelligence.