| Thankfully, high schoolers don't rule the world! Some of those bright but lazy kids may also work 30 hours a week to earn money for college or maybe they go home to attend to a sick parent. Outside of my kids social circle, I doubt very few of their classmates know how much time they spend on homework or other non-school related activities. This thread is the offshoot of one started by a parent that has valid concerns about her son's academic progress within a certain context, giftedness (as defined above). I don't think it was intended to offend or suggest that gifted children/adults are superior in any way. We may not like the label because it implies that we or our children are somehow inferior, but the use of the term "gifted" is appropriate in the context of the original thread. I agree, eveyone has unique talents that make them gifted. Tiger Woods is not only a gifted athlete, but smart enough to have attended Stanford. |