The first born are smarter thread

kollegkid
Sat, 07 Jul 2007 21:18:32 +0000

I’m the oldest. My grandparents took care of me until I was about 5. I was a natural reader at 4. They tell me that I just picked up a book by Frank Baum and started reading it aloud. I was identified as gifted at 6.

One of my brothers is two years younger. He is a math whiz. He can do problems in his head faster than I can do them with the calculator. However, he can’t spell.

My youngest brother is manipulative and shows the best environmental smarts. He’s only 6 but can beat teenagers at games. So far, he has shown no interest in academics. My mom bribes him to read everyday. On the other hand, she used to pay me allowance for NOT reading :-)

I really do think there are different types of intelligences. I like the variety!