A common strategy that gifted kids use is secrecy. They don't feel very gifted and must grow weary of responding and explaining or performing. Keeping their gift as a 'secret identity' gives them time to feel 'normal', weigh a friendship to see if its safe to share and avoids the expectation of performing.
Do you think this is a wise strategy?
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QUOTE
Here's another quote that I thought was great! This one comes from an article written by Thomas M. Buescher and Sharon Higham called "Helping Adolescents Adjust to Giftedness"
"Dissonance: By their own admission, talented adolescents often feel like perfectionists. They have learned to set their standards high, to expect to do more and be more than their abilities might allow. Childhood desires to do demanding tasks PERFECTLY become compounded during adolescence. It is not uncommon for talented adolescents to experience real dissonance between what is actually done and how well they expected it to be accomplished. Often the dissonance perceived by young people is far greater than most parents and teachers realize."
Have you seen this?
"Dissonance: By their own admission, talented adolescents often feel like perfectionists. They have learned to set their standards high, to expect to do more and be more than their abilities might allow. Childhood desires to do demanding tasks PERFECTLY become compounded during adolescence. It is not uncommon for talented adolescents to experience real dissonance between what is actually done and how well they expected it to be accomplished. Often the dissonance perceived by young people is far greater than most parents and teachers realize."
Have you seen this?
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