I've read a lot of parents say that they're afraid if they do this or that they'll squash their children's giftedness and originality. �I think it's non-squashable and adaptive. �Of course better choices lead to better results. I think that the hurting usually done to gifted kids is that they are treated more roughly and with less protectiveness. �Like if two kids are in a fight and one is very bright they will be told, "you should have known how to avoid this, you're much smarter." �And even though giftedness usually comes with extra protection it also comes with a greater hunger for understanding and fairness.
Oh. �Well dt a lot of people say that gifted children are just like every other children and need only the same things as regular kids except maybe subject acceleration in school. �I believe there must be social development, family structure, discipline, and community involvement differences as well if there really are any differences at all. �But have repeatedly been told this is not the case even on gifted discussion forums. �It's been argued that giftedness only applies to educational needs and is not integral to a person's charachter in the way that race, for example, would be. �I'm not convinced, but that's what they say and I don't really know. �It's hard to say because you can't make a checklist of things like that. �Dr. Ruff tried. �But that involves unequal measures like "knows there's no Santa by age 3". �What about the kids who were never taught about Santa? �But "reads with comprehension before kindergarten" is definite and can be accommodated.
