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The "issue is effort, not grade" slide makes a good point. Thanks for posting it. "What a Child Doesn't Learn" is pretty powerful: http://www.wku.edu/academy/?p=430
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Not sure if this will help you, but I've heard:
If a child does well in sports, do you hold them back, and tell them not to run that fast? Wait for the other children to catch up?
If a child is musically inclined, do you tell them to stop practicing?
If a child can draw, do you tell them to stop?
If a child can learn at a fast pace, ...
(I don't have the exact phrase, but it was something like that. Perhaps someone else knows...)
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The best argument I think of is that if you don't allow him to grow at his own pace, he will probably become a problem both in class and at home when he begins acting out his frustration and boredom. It really burns me that schools are so quick to encourage mediocrity.
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Second, I asked which was the best solution in her mind, for us to work toward. Her answer was that she just wished she was born like everybody else and didn't have this problem. She said she didn't care what happened as long as she could feel better. Ouch!!!! That's a tough thing to hear. Some little gifties can say it, and mean it with all the intensity of their souls, and then be fine 5 minutes later, relieved simply by being listened to. But if what she says fits what you are seeing long term - that is a call to action. ((hugs)) Grinity
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Not sure if this will help you, but I've heard:
If a child does well in sports, do you hold them back, and tell them not to run that fast? Wait for the other children to catch up? I've used this one quite a bit. I have friends that have athletic kids that don't "get" why I try to get DS what he needs in school. I don't know if it's changed any minds but it makes them thing.
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Thanks for posting that link. Loved the story about Mr. Palcuzzi�s PTA!  This part was disturbing:  Indeed, teachers have been found to adhere quite strongly to one of the most prevalent gender stereotypes; that boys are innately brighter than girls and that when girls� achievement matches that of boys it is because girls have worked harder (Arnold, 1995).
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It also has an interesting story under the title - Why do we accept sporting talent so readily? I would hazard a guess that we approve of sporting talent because it ultimately entertains us and because we can understand it and because we can understand it we admire it even if we can never achieve it. On the other hand, if someone is a brilliant physicist and there is a competition of physicists, who would attend since most likely even other physicists studying a different topic would have trouble understanding. Kind of like watching a spelling bee in another language.
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