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Re: Leveling Out Mhawley #169049 09/25/13 08:20 AM
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HowlerKarma Member Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 5,181	My favorite report-card comment ever was in middle school; "HK speaks well-- and often." At least she appreciated me. Schr�dinger's cat walks into a bar. And doesn't.

Re: Leveling Out Mhawley #169074 09/25/13 11:21 AM
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Sweetie Member S Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 669	For me it was "Sweetie frequently contributes to class discussions, and side discussions" ...reading is pleasure, not just something teachers make you do in school.~B. Cleary

Re: Leveling Out Mhawley #169076 09/25/13 11:27 AM
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Val Member Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 3,299 Likes: 2 California	With me, it was, "Mrs. Val's mom, does your daughter get a chance to talk at home?" The answer was, "Mrs. T., the real question is whether the rest of us get a chance to talk at home."

Re: Leveling Out Val #169078 09/25/13 11:40 AM
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Mana Member M Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 882	Originally Posted by Val The answer was, "Mrs. T., the real question is whether the rest of us get a chance to talk at home." Love it.

Re: Leveling Out kelly0523 #169098 09/25/13 12:56 PM
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indigo Member I Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 5,260 Likes: 8	Originally Posted by Dude Originally Posted by kelly0523 ... behaviour issues because she finished her work early and then tried to talk to other kids which distracted them from completing their work ... needs to learn to not talk when it is not the appropriate time for talking but she is BORED OUT OF HER SKULL! We have had the opposite problem... our DD has also been bored out of her skull, but exerted so much self-control during the day that she got great behavior marks, everyone said she was doing just fine in school, and then she'd get home and detonate. The stress and emotional damage this was causing her each day was phenomenal. I empathize with your posts. It is disappointing that the rut in the road has not been fixed and is still causing damage to gifted kids even decades after these problems (both cause and effect) have been clearly identified and articulated, and solutions proposed.

Re: Leveling Out Mhawley #169170 09/26/13 07:22 AM
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kelly0523 Member K Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 187	My one nice teacher said: Tends to be a social butterfly. My not so nice teachers said: Talks too much. Overshares. Can she be quiet for a minute? Put her in solitary confinement within the room and she still talks...to herself! Even when I was a Senior in High School my Government teacher called me Yak Yak Jaws instead of by my name. I am not sure he even actually knew what my real name was. Val! I love your mother's response, perfect!! Last edited by kelly0523; 09/26/13 07:24 AM.

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