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<div>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. </div>
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<div>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. </div>
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On Mar 31, 2015, at 12:21 PM, Charlie Toland <<a href="mailto:charlie.toland@gmail.com">charlie.toland@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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<div class="gmail_default">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. </div>
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<div class="gmail_default">This isn't the first time that an education professional on this list has complained about negative comments from students. </div>
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<div class="gmail_default">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.)</div>
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<div class="gmail_default">Thanks,</div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 4:27 PM, Art Snyder via Ohiogift
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<div>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
<strong>Business Insider</strong> comes this story headline:</div>
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<strong><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">20 reasons it's horrible to grow up 'gifted'</font></strong></div>
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<div>Perhaps the author needs a better education regarding the challenges facing these students and their families and teachers.</div>
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<div>Art Snyder</div>
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