kmick -
Although I was allowed to start Kindy early, I wasn't identified as gifted. I think back then people thought it was bad to talk to your children about their difference. Later on, in High School, when the gifted program started, my younger brother was identified, so I thought that I probably was too, although he was the "astounding" one. I remember a booklet given out by the school that talked about several different types of giftedness. One profile was a child who wrote their paper by embody what they are learning about. The heading of that segment was "I am a Pencil." I remember sitting in the bathroom, reading it on the sly, thinking: This must be the kind I am!
I wonder if any of you also learned that way, about giftedness, I mean.
So yes, I had no idea what was going on until I did, and then I went right into denial ASAP.
Love and More Love,
Pencil
