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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't see being smart as ever a problem in sports. Sports requires quick thinking. The main issue with being smart and playing sports is that you could get a concussion that might have a lasting effect on your brain.[/quote]

I'm not sure if you're replying to OP or to other posts here, but the point of this topic is for gifted kids, not smart ones. Those terms are not interchangeable.[/quote]

Oh my god. I used smart instead of gifted! You're not sounding that intelligent yourself with your little quip. My point was that while being gifted isn't a detriment in sports, kids who are "gifted" can get brain injuries by playing sports which then affect their future intellect. So sports can be a detriment to intellect.[/quote]

I'm glad my children's teachers understand the difference between smart and gifted. Whether I sound intelligent or not, or whether I am intelligent at all, has nothing to do with  the difference between smart and gifted. Did you get a brain injury from sports and have become incoherent? [/quote]

Your children's teachers overall most certainly do not understand the difference if it even exists which many studies agree it doesn't and there are multiple types of intelligences. They teachers know how to teach to a higher level and give open ended work. Give it a rest. When your children invent something greater than the wheel you can boast that your kids are gifted. Otherwise, just enjoy your advanced classes. BTW, my kids have close to a 150 WISC score and I don't consider them gifted either. And they are good at sports.[/quote]

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