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The problem isn't with intelligence, it's the fact that gifted kids are often left in average classrooms rather than placed among their peers. Everyone is liabl
by rkon 15y ago
The problem isn't with intelligence, it's the fact that gifted kids are often left in average classrooms rather than placed among their peers. Everyone is liable to develop awkward social habits if they grow up outside their peer group, regardless of how intelligent they are.
Also, a lot of the traits people mention when talking about smart, awkward people are common signs of Asperger's...
- ChrisMac 15y agoIn my experience I haven't seen much link between gifted students being with their peers and their social awkwardness. I knew people in the program at my school, as well as several kids who qualified for it but their parents kept them in the regular stream. There were awkward and non-awkward people in each category. The biggest determinant seemed to be what their personality and interests were already like going in.