Is the notion of "gifted children" still a thing? It seems to fly in the face of the growth mindset.
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@freemo @peterdrake super intelligent kids are not quite gifted, they can be socially excluded, have problems being accepted in their families, school
If you are diagnosed with it, you can suffer even more pressure from everywhere to achieve incredible things
We always think that it would be a blessing to have high intelligent or burdensome to have low intelligent but they are very similar out of the norm people and they can suffer a lot because of it
TL:DR: it's not being gifted, it's being hyper intelligent, and it's very similar with being low intelligent in many ways, and the support is hard to accomplish
I can recommend a portuguese podcast on the subject
Fair intelligence can be a curse as much as it can be a gift.. but they are kids so refering to it as a gift is likely a bit more positive and encourage for them then to explain the more nuanced nature of their abilities and what it may mean for them.
@freemo @peterdrake you can call it cookie for the kid
But communication to the parents, teachers and police makers must be done responsibly
It must not carry a sense of wonder and amazement, else these people might make their life's even harder
@peterdrake Makes sense to me. Are we really going to pretend some kids arent gifted in part due to their genes? We cant deny reality.