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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]perhaps this kids insn't gifted and talented?

there are many reasons kids are bored.  perhaps the teacher is boring.

not all kids like school.  and some of us managed to succeed there despite not liking it very much.
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Gifted and talented kids are never bored in school. That's one of the biggest myths -- "Oh my kid misbehaves because s/he is bored. MUST BE GIFTED."

Uh-uh. Gifted kids always find something to do that interests them. That's what makes them gifted. Not mastery of the material.[/quote]

This is just flat out wrong.[/quote]

On the contrary, I am a Ph.D. in early and childhood education. I know the research. What are your credentials for challenging my assertion?

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Look at the research on gifted kids in unchallenging environments.  And just think about it empirically.  Put a kid into a classroom setting and teach them several levels below their aptitude.  In most classrooms, that kid can't get up and find something interesting to do.  They have to sit there and do soul-killing worksheets.

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