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05.25.08, 19:45 PM General Topics
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Is anyone happy that they have a smart-but-average and not a gifted kid? [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
General Topics 05.25.08, 07:45 PM Flag
 

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I am happy with my kids, who are average but have many gifts [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 05.25.08, 07:48 PM Flag
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me, too. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 05.25.08, 07:49 PM Flag
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Just spoke to my dd's preschool teacher about this last week - some of the moms in the class mentioned their dcs had been reading since age 3 (mine is just starting at age 5). She said its better for a child to be midrange. Super smart kids have a hard time fitting in especially down the road. It was very eye opening. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 05.25.08, 07:49 PM Flag
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so true... [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 05.25.08, 07:49 PM Flag
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You make the mistake of equating early reading with super smart. Early reading is indicative of not much [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 05.25.08, 07:50 PM Flag
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Its not? [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 05.25.08, 07:52 PM Flag
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It just means they learned to read early. There is the "great leveling out" at 3rd grade. That's when early readers fade to average (for many) and the "behind" kids catch up and everyone is even [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 05.25.08, 07:54 PM Flag
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NP: That's when children really do learn to read. All this push for them to read earlier is just unkind nonsense. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 05.25.08, 07:55 PM Flag
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The dividing line is in 3rd grade you start to read to learn, rather than learn to read [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 05.25.08, 08:02 PM Flag
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thanks - thats good to know. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 05.25.08, 07:56 PM Flag
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Well, yes and no. Reading early, esp spontaneously, is a sign of giftedness. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 05.25.08, 07:57 PM Flag
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Honestly, it is ONE sign. But it is not THE sign [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 05.25.08, 08:03 PM Flag
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Oh yeah. She's in the top groups, but not the TOP of her top groups. I'm thrilled, really. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 05.25.08, 07:49 PM Flag
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sadly, most truly gifted kids never live up to their potential. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 05.25.08, 07:50 PM Flag
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me. i'm rather glad that my dd is bright and has good common sense/practical thinking. she may not rock the tests, but she's do v. well in life [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 05.25.08, 07:55 PM Flag
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they say that common sense isn't so common, so she's ahead of the game already! [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 05.25.08, 07:58 PM Flag
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or: i agree! [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 05.25.08, 08:00 PM Flag
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