The Eight Great Gripes of Gifted
1. No one explains what being gifted is all about -- it's kept a big secret.
2. The stuff we do in school is too easy, and it's boring.
3. Parents, teachers and friends expect us to be perfect, to "do our best" all the time.
4. Kids often tease us about being smart.
5. Friends who really understand us are few and far between.
6. We feel too different and wish people would accept us for what we are.
7. We feel overwhelmed by the number of things we can do in life.
8. We worry a lot about world problems and feel helpless to do anything about them.
Galbraith, J. (1985). The eight great gripes of gifted kids: Responding to special needs. Roeper Review: A Journal on Gifted Education, 8(1), 15-18.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02783198509552920
2. The stuff we do in school is too easy, and it's boring.
3. Parents, teachers and friends expect us to be perfect, to "do our best" all the time.
4. Kids often tease us about being smart.
5. Friends who really understand us are few and far between.
6. We feel too different and wish people would accept us for what we are.
7. We feel overwhelmed by the number of things we can do in life.
8. We worry a lot about world problems and feel helpless to do anything about them.
Galbraith, J. (1985). The eight great gripes of gifted kids: Responding to special needs. Roeper Review: A Journal on Gifted Education, 8(1), 15-18.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02783198509552920