[Ohiogift] "20 reasons it's horrible to grow up 'gifted'"

[Susan Larson]

If the author had included positive quotes from gifted students, it may have been easier to digest. There is always a counter claim when we talk of opinions, which we require students to include in their writing.

As a parent and educator of gifted students, I have had the pleasure of collaborating with very supportive parents and educators of gifted children. Of course, I have seen some not so supportive.

Susan Larson

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On Mar 31, 2015, at 12:21 PM, Charlie Toland <charlie.toland at gmail.com<mailto:charlie.toland at gmail.com>> wrote:

Art,

Your criticizing the author here, but all he has done is choose twenty quotes from former gifted students. All of these quotes should sound very familiar to anyone working with gifted kids. The pain and the damage from the "gifted" label are real.  While all of these quotes address getting labelled as "gifted," many of them discuss issues with parents, and none complain about gifted programs in particular.

This isn't the first time that an education professional on this list has complained about negative comments from students.

While students are subject to massive amounts of testing (even though there is little concept of validating results in advance) little thought given to actually listening to what students have to say, let alone seeking out their opinions in a systematic way (with a few exceptions such as teacher evaluations at the university level.)

Thanks,
Charlie Toland









On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 4:27 PM, Art Snyder via Ohiogift <ohiogift at lists.osu.edu<mailto:ohiogift at lists.osu.edu>> wrote:
Friends:

It's bad enough getting respect and support for gifted services for our wealth of gifted students, but a business publication is making things worse. >From last week's edition of Business Insider comes this story headline:

20 reasons it's horrible to grow up 'gifted'
Link: http://www.businessinsider.com/why-its-horrible-to-grow-up-gifted-2015-3

Perhaps the author needs a better education regarding the challenges facing these students and their families and teachers.

Best wishes,
Art Snyder
artsnyder44 at cs.com<mailto:artsnyder44 at cs.com>

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