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[quote=Anonymous]What an interesting thread!

My husband was reading by age 4, was always the smartest kid in school, and I think that gliding really affected his ambition and work ethic.

I was also gifted, and growing up in a small town in a rural state, I was always a misfit.  Grade school was fine, but starting in junior high and high school, it was only the advanced/AP classes that kept me there, well, that and two fantastic gifted teachers who sought out opportunities for us.

My take away, is to make sure my kids get, in addition to the life learning we teach unobtrusively, is to focus on social skills and sports, compentency in which would have made my childhood better and adult confidence stronger.  I push at taking soccer camp rather than quitting after a season in which he was the worst kid and also make weekly trips to the library after collecting book ideas that meet his current specific interests.  I stress trying even when it's hard.

But like a lot of others, I have little tolerance for busy work and don't push him to, say, spend time coloring work sheets "just so" when just indicating the correct column would do.[/quote]

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