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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am not necessarily evaluating kids, rather I am constantly telling jokes.  Maybe it is not a prepping filter as much as a humor filter.

My point, though, stands.  Humor is as much of a measure of intelligence as a second grader taking tests.  [/quote]

For a parent of an AAP kid, your own deductive reasoning skills are not very sharp.  "A keen sense of humor is an indicator of giftedness.  Therefore, if a child does not get my sense of humor, he must not be gifted."  Do you see the error?

While a keen or mature sense of humor certainly is one indicator, it isn't the only one and shouldn't be used to decide whether or not a particular kid was "prepped."  I know very introverted (another common trait among gifted people) kids who spend much of their time in their own heads.  These kids would very likely be tuning you out while you were delivering all your punchlines and be absorbed in their own, more interesting thoughts.  You don't get the reaction you expect, and you conclude they are dim.   They may be listening just enough to make you think they are paying attention to you.

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