> In today's academic environment, it's downright impossible to get an F as a gifted person, unless you're making a statement. I might be misunderstanding you,

> In today's academic environment, it's downright impossible to get an F as a gifted person, unless you're making a statement. I might be misunderstanding you, but I don't agree. I was in the gifted program starting in 3rd grade, through high school. I got many Fs in junior high and high school, and I eventually dropped out of high school in my junior year I think. Granted it's been 10 years ago now. I spent 5 years either working in fast food or doing nothing. Eventually I took the ACT, got my GED, and got my CS degree from a public university. I'm doing very well now, and I feel like failing school and taking some years off helped me a lot. I'm sure I'd be nowhere near where I am now if I had stayed in school.