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As a product of a W school in MoCo - many of the kids who were in the "gifted" classes in elementary did not end up excelling in HS or going to top colleges - and many kids who were not did. I know national merit finalists who have spent their lives struggling with addiction. I know kids who everyone said were the most gifted in elementary school who are now regular teachers themselves (not that there's anything wrong with that, but they didn't end up with a Nobel prize). I know kids who were pushed to excel who now as adults want nothing to do with their parents. Many of the kids who went to top colleges are not thriving post academic life and vice versa. Etc. And remember the context is a place where 95+% are going to 4 year colleges and HHI levels mean nearly everyone is middle to high affluent. The culture of parents focusing on status achievement via their kids is more toxic than helpful."

And??  Underachievement and school rejection are pretty common with gifted kids. This thread, like many like it here, reads as if "gifted" is a label to be bragged about. Most parents of gifted kids know that giftedness can be as much of a curse as a blessing, often more so. Many wish their kids were a little more "normal" and a lot more easier to parent. The problem is, we're confusing true giftedness with MoCo top 25% "giftedness," a very apples and oranges comparison.[/quote]

Well put and so true. [/quote]

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