Golly, I have been thinking about this a whole lot lately. DS12 thinks that he is about equal in giftedness to DH, and that his dear mother is 'the cute one.'
This may be true. It may not be. Part of me would like it one way, and part of me would like it to be the other...
In our family we each have so many different differences. How to compare one to another? Adults have so many fewer demands to be 'well rounded.' Personality makes such a difference.
This is why I'm always wanting to reduce the definition of gifted to 'having special educational needs' so I can move to a 'gifted is as gifted does' stance and say, 'if the kid's readiness level is 3 years above age peers, get him with subject readiness peers and let the future bring what it will!
This is why I limit my LOG to 'MG, moderatly gifted' (I know I'm more than that)
'PG'for 'as high as modern tests can measure' (I somehow doubt that I'm that, at least on any skills that current IQ tests measure.)
and 'HG' for in between.
So embarrassing to talk about 'what LOG I think I am' - even here!
So sad that the routine of school starts back up tommorow!
So don't leave me hanging here...fess up...anyone think that they are more gifted then their kid? as gifted?
sleepy smiles,
Grinity
