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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m sorry but I missed where you said what you were doing about this?

DS was like this when he was younger (3-5). He was precocious as well and an only child at the time so he received constant praise from us and other adults.

It was cute, until he started school and was known to correct teachers and get frustrated when classmates “took too long” to respond. We had to have a talk (or many) discussing how it wasn’t his place to lead the classroom, how it wasn’t the “Larlo show”, and that other children, and people in general, process information in different ways and different rates and that doesn’t make anyone better than anyone else.

We also had to inform him that he wouldn’t always necessarily be the brightest kid in class and as with most things in life being ahead of the pack requires consistency and work. He’s chilled out considerably since then but those were some obnoxious years and yes, nobody likes a know-it-all.[/quote]

Another one who most certainly wasn’t cute.  What could he have possibly corrected the teacher about in preschool?  Plus you have no idea who is the brightest in the class.

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Another anonymous blowhard [/quote]

? Seriously is there a notice somewhere in kindergarten stating who the brightest kid is in the class?  Because a lot of parents seem to have this information.    And I’m looking for an example of correcting a teacher.  Is it when the teacher misspeaks the kid has to comment?   I can’t figure that one out.   [/quote]

I mean, the teacher will tell you. One teacher told us they were getting in new material because they had never had a child as advanced as ours in reading. It actually doesn’t change how you handle it. Bragging is no good and there’s lots to life besides being smart. If I could wave a magic wand to trade 10 IQ points to make my kids life easier in other ways I’d do it. [/quote]

Such a cross to bear!  Gandhi ain’t got nothing on you[/quote]

DP. Well you will hate me! I am perfectly happy to brag about my DS’s highly gifted scores because he is 2E and struggling in other areas. You sound extremely insecure. [/quote]

I’m the PP who said I would trade the IQ points. My child is also 2e and has some chronic medical problems and spent most of their life in multiple kinds of therapy. They will probably be in therapy for the rest of their life. They have a reasonably decent social life after a lot of social skills classes and work from us.

I still teach them not to brag/compare and to be respectful of others. I share their accomplishments with the grandparents, who enjoy it.[/quote]

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