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when i was in grade school, i was tested and put into the "gifted and talented" program which was mostly just a one hour session once a week with about eight ki
by a-dub 7y ago
when i was in grade school, i was tested and put into the "gifted and talented" program which was mostly just a one hour session once a week with about eight kids. it was mostly just brain teasers but then they literally spent an entire year explaining and stressing the importance of charisma. they also told us that "this is easy for you now, and you may not have to work hard, but you need to learn how to work hard because one day you'll be taking classes that you can't just breeze through and if you don't know how to study you will fail."
they were right on both counts. many times later in college and in working life i've thought back to these moments.
also, "overexcitability", yup.
- tracker1 7y agoI was in a similar situation... Though, really didn't get that type of advice, we did spend a year when I was in 3rd grade learning German (of which I've completely forgotten). In some ways it was interesting, in others it sucked. I seem to be very lopsided in both how I learn, and what kinds of things I can handle in abstract and concrete concepts. I do really well with math, and can carry concepts well from reading... but man, I hate reading fiction, I have way too much trouble remembering names vs. events. For comparison 760 math, 580 verbal for my SAT scores, not bad, just lopsided. I can relate to the social issues many in this discussion have eluded to though. Depression, anxiety, OCD and work really hard to not let myself fall into my own traps.
- joshspankit 7y agoNoone once gave me any advice anywhere near that and I really wish they had. Not only is it important to know how to work hard (an easy skill to miss when tests are easy), but being able to relate to people is a huge indicator for happiness and success.