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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What's wrong with precocious and correcting other people when you're 9?

Obviously, I wouldn't do that now. But when I was that age, I corrected grammar everywhere, both in newspapers and verbally. You know what? When I finished college, my first job was ... drumroll ... editing newspapers. More than 2 decades later my job still revolves around writing and editing.

My 9-year-old somehow inherited the correct everything and everyone gene. (I promise, I don't do that now, other than when I'm getting paid to edit something.) I will not be telling him to stop. I see this as a useful life skill. Eventually, he'll learn when to hold his tongue. I certainly did.

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It is only cute to you, everyone else finds it annoying and rude.
Real smarts are knowing WHEN to open yor fat trap.
U am teaching that to my 9 yr old .[/quote]

This (the PP) is one reason why HGCs can be a refuge for some smart children.  If a kid is a gifted athlete, no one would dream of telling her not to "show off" on the basketball court or while playing soccer with friends.  that would not be considered obnoxious or precocious.  I think some children that age have a hard time 'editing' themselves - they say what pops into their head.  As they grow older, this naturally reduces.  If you are smart and interested in a topic, you will notice if someone makes a mistake and might speak up OR if a topic you know a lot about is being discussed, you would naturally wish to share what you know, just like a gifted athlete might easily take control of a ball in the possession of a less gifted athlete on the playground.  [/quote]

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