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[quote=Anonymous]I wasn’t at the “profoundly” level with a mere 140. ;) But summer programs for gifted kids were life changing for me. The one I attended from 6th-10th grade no longer exists, but it was sort of a smaller version of the TIP summer programs. It was a residential camp at a college. The classes we could take ranged from entomology to Shakespeare and were mainly taught by the college professors. There was also plenty of typical summer camp kid stuff.

I agree that social skills are important, but a lot of it ends up feeling like “don’t act like yourself. Hide the level of passion you have for your interests. Don’t talk about books other people might not have read or use words they might not know.” It was so freeing to be with a bunch of nerdy kids letting our geek flags fly for a few weeks. The relationships I formed there were important for me into adulthood— two of my camp friends were in my wedding, and I remain in touch with several of them.

Many have gone on to do some super cool things in life, but I don’t feel like that’s the measure of success for kids like this— if you have a happy stable person who is comfortable in their skin and can function reasonably well with different social environments, that’s a win.[/quote]

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