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[quote=Anonymous]Here are some of the differences that I see between my experience with parents of academically gifted kids, and athletically gifted kids, speaking as a parent of a child who is pretty average in both areas.

1) I don't read post after post about how schools should take public money and resource away from children who use wheelchairs or walkers and give them to children who are very good at shooting baskets, because those kids "need" special treatment just as much as other children.

2) I don't read threads where people imply that my athletically pretty average kid is somehow worth less or deserves less than a child who is athletically gifted, but when people post in the college forum, for example, about trying to find the right college for a hardworking B or C student with learning disabilities, people will frequently post that such kids don't deserve a college experience, and should stay home and attend community college.

3) I don't see being athletically gifted being used as an excuse for a child to act out, disrupt practice, or mistreat their friends.  Most of the parents of gifted athletes I know still expect their kids to show and work hard at practice.

4) I don't see parents of gifted athletes act as my average athlete child is somehow contagious and has the potential to contaminate their child.  [/quote]

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