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[quote=Anonymous]I was considered "gifted" in reading but not in math. I was normal in math. Therefore I concluded I was "bad at" math and did not make much of an effort. Now I realize that if I had worked harder at math, I could have been excellent at it.

I think it's dangerous for children to be told that they are "gifted" or "smart." There is a slew of research on the problems this can cause.

Grades and academic achievement became central to my identity to a level that, now, seems to me to be insane. I think moral development should have been stressed more instead of intellectual achievement.

My school had me skip a grade. That made me a misfit in the grade I was moved to. I wish my parents had instead found some other school for me.

If possible, I will put my kid in a school that does not evaluate or grade kids in this way. I will look for one that encourages all kids to develop the inner motivation to explore their world and develop themselves to their fullest potential. In that kind of school, picking out some kids as "gifted" would not even occur to them.    [/quote]

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