Originally Posted by Zen Scanner
I'd just drop the term gift in the conversation, because it seems there is such a struggle to keep focus on intellectual giftedness. Next thing you know Pearsons will have a scratch-and-sniff standardized test and more intellectually gifted kids will be bumped into the regular classroom to make room for Johnny who can distinguish Juniper Thyme from English Thyme from Silver Thyme.

LoL! laugh

I personally think of it as a gift, anyway.