Wren,
Please tell your friend, from me, that gifted comes in all flavors. If gifted is about having special educational needs, then a child who has educational needs that aren't being met, belongs in this category. Is it true that someday schools maybe set up in flexible ways that met the learning needs of all children. Will there be no more gifted children at that time? I sure hope so. There will be plenty of talented children instead. This world needs every drop of it's human talent, and it's human compassion, and it's human imagination.
Sleep well,
Grinity
