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[quote=Anonymous][quote]And then there is the whole "shows compassion for others" which may identify a kind-hearted kid (& mine did get ALWAYS on that one) but that's not an indicator of intellectual potential at all.[/quote]

As a teacher, I hated those kinds of questions.

True charitableness is doing it even when no one is looking.  Compassion is from within.  Some kids just want to get noticed by the teacher.

And, some kids are just plain nice and kind to all.  Sounds like your child is one of those.  However, I'm also not sure it is a sign of intellectual potential.

I remember being in a school cafeteria with another teacher's class when I taught first grade.  They had doughnuts that day and I asked for a chocolate one.  The child in front of me had the last one.  When I was told they were all gone, he turned to me and insisted that I take it.  He was in first grade.  He was a child who struggled academically, but he was kind and compassionate.  But, he certainly was not intellectually gifted.
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