re: article on ADHD
frozenandcold
What is gifted, really? I guess I feel that those are the labels and
things that we are trying to get away from by unschooling. ALL
children are gifted!! I have a nephew that is "gifted" and in the
school programs and I really don't see anything different except that
he "applies" himself more than the other kids and he has NO common
sense and is not very world-wise (more to do with sheltered life at
home). Anyway, not to offend anyone but I hate those labels.
Heidi
things that we are trying to get away from by unschooling. ALL
children are gifted!! I have a nephew that is "gifted" and in the
school programs and I really don't see anything different except that
he "applies" himself more than the other kids and he has NO common
sense and is not very world-wise (more to do with sheltered life at
home). Anyway, not to offend anyone but I hate those labels.
Heidi
Deb
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<fivefreebirds@m...> wrote:
instructional format? Leaves out those gifted at interpersonal
relationships (people who read people), gifted at sports, at art, at
baking, at knitting, at all those bajillions of other things that
exist in the world.
<fivefreebirds@m...> wrote:
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> What is gifted, really? I guess I feel that those are the labels
>and
> things that we are trying to get away from by unschooling. ALL
> children are gifted!! I have a nephew that is "gifted" and in the
> school programs and I really don't see anything different except
>that
> he "applies" himself more than the other kids and he has NO common
> sense and is not very world-wise (more to do with sheltered life
> home). Anyway, not to offend anyone but I hate those labels."Gifted" indeed is an odd label - gifted at what? Following school
>
> Heidi
instructional format? Leaves out those gifted at interpersonal
relationships (people who read people), gifted at sports, at art, at
baking, at knitting, at all those bajillions of other things that
exist in the world.
Aubrey Lane
I think it is offensive when people who are ignorant of what the "label"
actually means to people and their families make a blanket statement such as
that. You could also tell a parent who has a child with dyslexia that her
problems don't really exist, but that wouldn't be very nice. My daughter,
who has several learning delays, knows she is different without being told.
Gifted children are not just "smart". There is a whole lot of emotional and
social issues which make them different. They process information about the
world around them differently. Their emotions are magnified by 10. A gifted
child knows they are different without having to be told. My son would tell
you it's not a gift, it's a curse. He wishes he was like everyone else. He
has many friends but still feels isolated and lonely because he has trouble
relating and does not enjoy many of the things they do, although he
disguises it well. He recognizes new information, he does not learn it. A
gifted child does not have to "apply" himself. Gifted children function
differently. They perceive things differently. It can be very damaging to a
child when a parent does not understand. I know I did my share of damage
before I understood what was really going on.
I don't like the term gifted at all. I agree with you that all children have
gifts. I prefer asymmetric learners myself. It more describes what it truly
is.
There many good websites that can give more information and can tell you
what the term means so that maybe you could better understand.
Aubrey
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Subject: [unschoolingbasics] re: article on ADHD
What is gifted, really? I guess I feel that those are the labels and
things that we are trying to get away from by unschooling. ALL
children are gifted!! I have a nephew that is "gifted" and in the
school programs and I really don't see anything different except that
he "applies" himself more than the other kids and he has NO common
sense and is not very world-wise (more to do with sheltered life at
home). Anyway, not to offend anyone but I hate those labels.
Heidi
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actually means to people and their families make a blanket statement such as
that. You could also tell a parent who has a child with dyslexia that her
problems don't really exist, but that wouldn't be very nice. My daughter,
who has several learning delays, knows she is different without being told.
Gifted children are not just "smart". There is a whole lot of emotional and
social issues which make them different. They process information about the
world around them differently. Their emotions are magnified by 10. A gifted
child knows they are different without having to be told. My son would tell
you it's not a gift, it's a curse. He wishes he was like everyone else. He
has many friends but still feels isolated and lonely because he has trouble
relating and does not enjoy many of the things they do, although he
disguises it well. He recognizes new information, he does not learn it. A
gifted child does not have to "apply" himself. Gifted children function
differently. They perceive things differently. It can be very damaging to a
child when a parent does not understand. I know I did my share of damage
before I understood what was really going on.
I don't like the term gifted at all. I agree with you that all children have
gifts. I prefer asymmetric learners myself. It more describes what it truly
is.
There many good websites that can give more information and can tell you
what the term means so that maybe you could better understand.
Aubrey
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From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of frozenandcold
Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2005 2:23 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [unschoolingbasics] re: article on ADHD
What is gifted, really? I guess I feel that those are the labels and
things that we are trying to get away from by unschooling. ALL
children are gifted!! I have a nephew that is "gifted" and in the
school programs and I really don't see anything different except that
he "applies" himself more than the other kids and he has NO common
sense and is not very world-wise (more to do with sheltered life at
home). Anyway, not to offend anyone but I hate those labels.
Heidi
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