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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm not flaming you but is this a real question? You are asking if dealing with kids' "emotional oddities" because they are "gifted" is part of the curriculum or program? No. Just no.

Not at our CES. There are some kids who have social or emotional issues just like at any other school. There are also many kids who are very social, outgoing and confident.

There are some teachers who try to support the kids who have struggling socially or emotionally but they do this because they are nice. Most of them don't do anything.
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I'm not the PP, but I understand the question.

First, the disclaimers: Not all gifted kids are quirky, and not all quirky kids are gifted. Not all gifted kids are anxious, and not all anxious kids are gifted. Heck, not all kids in the CES program are "gifted." Some are just bright and hard working.

But are there more quirky kids and anxious kids in a CES classroom than in a mainstream 4th or 5th grade class? Yes, absolutely. Having teachers who have taken the time to develop some tools for teaching those kids can only be a good thing. It's not part of the curriculum, nor should it be, but ideally the teachers would have some tools in their toolboxes for common social-emotional issues that are more likely to come up in a classroom of high achievers. 
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