As a gifted child, there are many ups and downs I face throughout the day. Many people have heard myths about us that they think are true. They are so wrong...
An up of being gifted is that it enables you to learn faster. Therefore, you are put into advanced classes. This helps someone gifted to work at their own pace and achieve their full potential. You can receive high school credits for being in the course. When you are gifted, you have special talents that many other students do not have. Being gifted gives you the power of making something great greater; putting over the top and what's expected.
There are downs, too. Society sets higher expectations of you. If you don't know an answer to one question, society thinks it's a big deal. You stand out to others and you are perceived as weird and strange. Gifted children often dumb themselves down to fit in. When you are gifted and talented, you are the one that needs to help the slower kid...or show someone where their class is...or take someone to the nurse...etc. It can become annoying and get on your nerves.
Truths and myths come and go, as well. Talented kids are more than often smarter in one area. In reality, students who are average or below average don't look up to gifted children. They feel inferior and try to stay away from them.
A myth is that gifted students always get straight A's. They are always well-behaved. Average people assume that we are stuck-up and elitists, meaning superior. Well this is their wake up call because as I said before, they are so wrong.
Yep, that's about it. You should understand by now.
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