Comments on: 10 Social & Emotional Needs of the Gifted http://www.byrdseed.com/10-facts-about-social-emotional-needs-of-the-gifted/ Gifted Classroom Ideas & Lessons Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:55:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: elonahartjes http://www.byrdseed.com/10-facts-about-social-emotional-needs-of-the-gifted/comment-page-1/#comment-188 elonahartjes Tue, 01 Sep 2009 04:32:32 +0000 http://www.byrdseed.com/?p=100#comment-188 I had one of my grade 11 students tell me that in grade three he found out he was gifted and in grade four he found out he was "stupid"- LD. This student was really conflicted and had difficulty coming to terms with the fact that he should be able to do well, yet had so much difficulty in school. <br><br>He felt that being gifted was a curse of some sort because everyone expected so much of him. I had one of my grade 11 students tell me that in grade three he found out he was gifted and in grade four he found out he was “stupid”- LD. This student was really conflicted and had difficulty coming to terms with the fact that he should be able to do well, yet had so much difficulty in school.

He felt that being gifted was a curse of some sort because everyone expected so much of him.

]]> By: elonahartjes http://www.byrdseed.com/10-facts-about-social-emotional-needs-of-the-gifted/comment-page-1/#comment-116 elonahartjes Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:32:32 +0000 http://www.byrdseed.com/?p=100#comment-116 I had one of my grade 11 students tell me that in grade three he found out he was gifted and in grade four he found out he was "stupid"- LD. This student was really conflicted and had difficulty coming to terms with the fact that he should be able to do well, yet had so much difficulty in school. <br><br>He felt that being gifted was a curse of some sort because everyone expected so much of him. I had one of my grade 11 students tell me that in grade three he found out he was gifted and in grade four he found out he was “stupid”- LD. This student was really conflicted and had difficulty coming to terms with the fact that he should be able to do well, yet had so much difficulty in school.

He felt that being gifted was a curse of some sort because everyone expected so much of him.

]]> By: Kids’ Interests Can Be Both Strengths and Problems « Salt the Sandbox Blog http://www.byrdseed.com/10-facts-about-social-emotional-needs-of-the-gifted/comment-page-1/#comment-99 Kids’ Interests Can Be Both Strengths and Problems « Salt the Sandbox Blog Mon, 17 Aug 2009 02:09:10 +0000 http://www.byrdseed.com/?p=100#comment-99 [...] Posted by saltthesandbox on August 16, 2009 One of the themes of this blog will be that kids with deep interests can be both wonderful and hard to live with. Another thread I’ll keep coming back to is the relationship between deep interests and giftedness. So, it’s no wonder that this post from the ByrdSeed blog caught my attention: 10 Social and Emotional Needs of the Gifted. [...] [...] Posted by saltthesandbox on August 16, 2009 One of the themes of this blog will be that kids with deep interests can be both wonderful and hard to live with. Another thread I’ll keep coming back to is the relationship between deep interests and giftedness. So, it’s no wonder that this post from the ByrdSeed blog caught my attention: 10 Social and Emotional Needs of the Gifted. [...]

]]> By: Kids’ Interests Can Be Both Stengths and Problems « Salt the Sandbox Blog http://www.byrdseed.com/10-facts-about-social-emotional-needs-of-the-gifted/comment-page-1/#comment-97 Kids’ Interests Can Be Both Stengths and Problems « Salt the Sandbox Blog Mon, 17 Aug 2009 01:21:05 +0000 http://www.byrdseed.com/?p=100#comment-97 [...] Posted by saltthesandbox on August 16, 2009 One of the themes of this blog will be that kids with deep interests can be both wonderful and hard to live with. Another thread I’ll keep coming back to is the relationship between deep interests and giftedness. So, it’s no wonder that this post from the ByrdSeed blog caught my attention: 10 Social and Emotional Needs of the Gifted. [...] [...] Posted by saltthesandbox on August 16, 2009 One of the themes of this blog will be that kids with deep interests can be both wonderful and hard to live with. Another thread I’ll keep coming back to is the relationship between deep interests and giftedness. So, it’s no wonder that this post from the ByrdSeed blog caught my attention: 10 Social and Emotional Needs of the Gifted. [...]

]]> By: Lynette Breedlove http://www.byrdseed.com/10-facts-about-social-emotional-needs-of-the-gifted/comment-page-1/#comment-77 Lynette Breedlove Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:54:50 +0000 http://www.byrdseed.com/?p=100#comment-77 You are on target. I emphasize your #2 - asynchronous development - in every workshop I do, whether with parents or teachers. I think it helps explain the difference between high achievers and gifted kids to folks. You are on target. I emphasize your #2 – asynchronous development – in every workshop I do, whether with parents or teachers. I think it helps explain the difference between high achievers and gifted kids to folks.

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