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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Another formerly gifted kid (plus ADHD) here. As a child I learned things quickly and easily. You rarely had to tell me anything a second time, I taught myself to read at 3 or 4, and I never scored below the 98-99th percentile on standardized tests.

I agree that I would prefer my kids to be above average, but not gifted. I coasted through school and never learned how to work hard or overcome a challenge. Fine as a student, but detrimental in real life and in the working world. An above average kid that learns to work hard and be kind is going to be able to do anything they want. It doesn't take a 140+ IQ to be successful, it takes learned skills and enough intelligence not to struggle through the basics. [/quote]

I'm the PP who went to a prep school for high school. I agree with you. I had zero challenge in elementary or middle school, and am very glad I went to a high school where I learned how to work hard. College was easy after that, but at least I had the experience of having to overcome an academic challenge. [/quote]

PP here. My oldest is still too young to tell whether she's above average or "coast through school" smart, but school is something I think about a lot. If she ends up gifted, I do not want her having the same academic experience I did even though I was on paper extremely successful. I don't think pull out G&T programs or select advanced classes are enough to teach those skills, I think gifted kids (or at least ones like me) need to be somewhere like a magnet or accelerated private school. In your experience, do you think you would have been better served in a more challenging environment as an elementary or middle school student, or was high school sufficient?[/quote]

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