The Gift of Gifted Children

A few days ago was report card day in our house hold and my kid comes home and I can tell he's not happy, so I'm thinking uh oh someone didn't do so good this term. He brings me his report card over to me and to my surprise; he's on the honor roll. Now let me clarify something ,I'm not surprised that he was on the honor roll, he studies hard, does his home work like he is suppose to. I was surprise that he was down about it so I ask him what was wrong, and I couldn't believe what he told me.

His so-called friends were making fun of him because he was on the honor roll; yeah you read it right he was being made fun of because he was smart. I couldn't believe it; he didn't want to be called a nerd, or point Dexter. I felt a sense of sadness, for my kid and I talked him down explaining there's was nothing wrong with striving for excellent. As the night grown on and my anger never left me. Not at the kids that were making fun of him, but at their parents.

There are so many myths pertaining to gifted children it is hard to know where to begin. I know some of you might be thinking who doesn't think their kid is gifted, and you would be right but please bear with me. Since my kid was first was able to talk and write both he did early he's been testing off the charts. Back to the myth of gifted children, for instance, they are believed to suffer from social issues. That wasn't true until the other day.

The media unwilling I believe or maybe willing, who knows contributes to spreading a certain stereotype about these children. The point Dexter's, the nerd, the social out cast or misfit, certainly operating mentally on a different level then ones pars can be isolating to a degree, but it surely doesn't make on a social misfits.

In a real way, I think it says more about the community from which one comes from then it does about the one. For the life of me, I cannot get my mind around what's so wrong with wanting more or not settling. I'm almost sure when you first started reading this article, when you first saw the word gifted did you might have thought I was talking about a mentally disable child. Sorry if I gave you the wrong impression.

When I was in school oh so many years ago to have a leg up on most students in the school was almost frowned upon. To get good grades most have meant that you weren't cool, wasn't in the in crowd, you must be some kind of freak that didn't have time for girls or any of the other stuff that normal kids did.

The sad thing about it is that many people have formed an opinion about these kids before they even know them. It's a sad state of affairs, it only makes it harder for the gifted kids, and in return, they tend to gravity toward kids that are more like them then what the outsiders see is a group of so-called nerds or moving targets.

The gifted belongs to a privileged few and usually only want to be treated as normal. The thirst for knowledge in our children shouldn't be a bad thing. Wanting good grades should be praise, striving to want more should be encouraged. They are our future and from what I can tell, things are only getting worst. Don't we want the best and the brightest at the helm?