Heather Jones seems like a classic fixed mindset child. An excellent book to read on this subject is Mindset by Carol Dweck. Essentially, by labeling a child a

Heather Jones seems like a classic fixed mindset child. An excellent book to read on this subject is Mindset by Carol Dweck. Essentially, by labeling a child as Gifted we are setting up in a child's mind that their intelligence is what they are and not what they do. This is a "fixed mindset". Fixed mindset children will stop trying as soon as they hit a barrier because failure proves that they are not gifted. This is too much to risk. The opposite is to complement a child for exploring and trying beyond their current abilities. This is a growth mindset. If a growth mindset child hits a barrier then they will try to overcome the barrier because intelligent behavior is what they do not what they are.