First of all, for those that thought I was angry or frustrated, no, just posting for debate.
Question, I thought one of the "characteristics" of the gifted child was competitiveness? Or is that what they call the drive to learn?
Thank you acs for your post. It is interesting that these gifted elementary schools bring in violin lessons by grade 4. I totally understand what you are saying. Although my formal academic background is in science (engineering college) I never worked in the sciences, went right to Wall Street and was self taught. But it was my drive that this knowledge path was right for me. It worked because it fit my internal drive to understand that field. It helped that I understood applied calculus.
Have a good day everyone.
Ren
