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[quote=Anonymous]Why do people even want their kids to be gifted? I was "gifted" (scored off the charts on standardized tests, started reading really early, etc.) and it did not wind up being particularly useful in life. I'd rather have a kid who had a really great sense of humor, or showed a lot of natural resiliency, or was good at following through on things, or had lots of natural curiosity and a willingness to explore. Like a totally average, on-grade level kid but with those qualities would be ideal. Academic giftedness is not that important because unless you're talking about an actual genius, other people will catch up with a bit of diligence and by the time they are an adult, there is no particular advantage to having been a "gifted child." It's not bad either, it just means your academic development happened earlier than others. Big whoop.[/quote]
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