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Thanks Inky for this link.

http://www.bertiekingore.com/high-gt-create.htm

I remember looking at this or something similar several years ago as our family began to try to understand DS's giftedness. Reviewing it today, I realized that I would answer many of the questions differently. As a younger child I would have placed him more as a gifted learner. Today, I think he shows very strong creative tendencies, then gifted tendencies and in pretty much no way is he a high achieving learner.

I am wondering if many of you have seen similar changes over time? I am not doubting that DS12 is gifted. In most cases it is a matter of degree between creative and gifted. I just found the 3 way comparison very interesting

Hi,
I was just looking at that link too and found it very interesting.

Previously I only understood it from the perspective of high achievers/bright versus gifted. The "creative" side was just part of gifted.

My child is very much like me in many aspects. Both my kid and I have lots of ideas but we can't finish them all. lol My kid has moments of giftedness and moments of creativeness if you go along with the chart.

But I really think my kid is a meld of the 2 columns.

It totally explains why my kid (our kids?) when asked a question doesn't just answer -- even when they know the answer. Teachers love the kids that just answer the question. But my kid is standing there ... thinking and thinking and thinking ... and a good 10 seconds later will only say 1 of the many ideas that had popped up.

I'm trying to convince my kid that in those moments pretend to be a bright kid and just give the answer the teacher is expecting! haha

I actually see my DD in all 3 categories, which makes the whole concept sort of unuseful to me. She tests as MG, but is extremely creative. She does extremely well in school, but complains of boredom.

ultramarina, I also see my daughter as "yes, all of those things, but not always at the same time" as I go down that chart.

So, yes, not necessarily useful to me, other than to note that what we tend to work on with her is getting her to understand that the shortest path between her current circumstances and her goals is often to masquerade as the "high achiever" and harness the impulses/tendencies of the other two.

It helps her to frame that as a 'challenge' in communication with others; that is, to get her to ask herself-- 'what is this person LOOKING for here?"