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[quote=Anonymous]I think it's more about personalities and environment than whether a kid is gifted or not. Some people naturally need outside stimulation or environments to be "just right" others can be inside their own heads.

Some teachers, though, don't allow kids who are done with the work or who may be bored during instructional time to do their own thing. If a kid has to sit there and listen to the same thing being reviewed again and again and isn't allowed a notebook to doodle or write in or another book to read, then I could see how it would be a challenge for some kids to contain themselves.

Other kids are more physical, energetic and if bored would want to do something that lets them move their bodies or move objects around.

I would say it is a good skill to develop to be able to be in one's own head, occupying oneself, even while withstanding boredom and unable to do what one really wants, but this is a pretty high-level skill (not necessarily linked to intelligence or giftedness) that many adults don't even have.

Some of the comments here really reflect a strong bias toward a certain kind of learner/person, or lack of understanding about people in general.[/quote]

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