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Anybody have thoughts on how to help kids deal with being the smart kid? (We are not ready to full grade accellorate.)

I've been trying to tell them it's nice to be smart but you need to find ways to challenge yourself, if school is not challenging enough. This will help you know how to learn well and feel happy. Is this the best approach? Any advice.


DD7 said all the kids think she is the smart kid. They come up to her and ask for help with their work.

I asked, How do you feel about that? I kinda like it but a boy kept asking me to help with his reading at library time.

Were you kind to help him? Yes, but then he was bugging me.

I'm going to bring this up with her again. It's nice and ok to help some but this is her reading/learning time. It's not her job to be the teacher. She is a student.