Thank you for such an interesting thread. I've enjoyed reading all of the replies!
Do we want kids growing up thinking it�s okay to use a position of power to refuse to listen to others and presume that you know everything?
I suppose that I have erred on the side of having dds question an authority figure when they believe that authority to be wrong b/c there is danger in run away obedience to authority.
I took the opportunity to read Stanley Milgrim's Obedience to Authority with dd11 when she was 8 after running into a similar situation. She had quite a bit of trouble with understanding how people could be blindly obedient when someone was wrong and that book helped her a bit with understanding.
I do think that a desire for justice or someone to see the truth is somewhat inherent in gifted individuals even when it is to their detriment. My dh has had some clashes with supervisors at work due to his inability to let it go when the supervisor is wrong about something. That hasn't always turned out too well, unfortunately.
