"This is Jenny. She's reading at an eighth grade level and she's two days old. We're very proud."
I don't understand what the fixation is with having a gifted kid.
Obviously, if you have a gifted kid, it's wonderful, but why do so many people act as if it's not only nice, but necessary?
"This is Robert. He's two, and he recently built a model of the Pentagon using Lincoln Logs. He'll also be running for State Senator in November."
Every time I hear a parent talk about their child like this, I wonder if the kid is thinking what I'm thinking: Would this person like me if I turned out to be less than a genius?
"This is Fijoa. She's a concert pianist and she teaches physics at the local community college. She's three and a half."
It's even better when the child is decidedly not gifted, and the parents try denying it.
"This is Humphrey. Yes, he's eating his own hair, but our therapist tells us that Isaac Newton used to do the same thing."
The ultimate irony is that the actual gifted children usually end up coming from homes where they never get any attention for how smart they are.
"That's Amy. I don't know what she does in her room all day, but yesterday she came out and said something about genetic engineering. Next thing we know CNN is here. I guess it's a big deal?"
It makes you wonder which is worse.
I don't understand what the fixation is with having a gifted kid.
Obviously, if you have a gifted kid, it's wonderful, but why do so many people act as if it's not only nice, but necessary?
"This is Robert. He's two, and he recently built a model of the Pentagon using Lincoln Logs. He'll also be running for State Senator in November."
Every time I hear a parent talk about their child like this, I wonder if the kid is thinking what I'm thinking: Would this person like me if I turned out to be less than a genius?
"This is Fijoa. She's a concert pianist and she teaches physics at the local community college. She's three and a half."
It's even better when the child is decidedly not gifted, and the parents try denying it.
"This is Humphrey. Yes, he's eating his own hair, but our therapist tells us that Isaac Newton used to do the same thing."
The ultimate irony is that the actual gifted children usually end up coming from homes where they never get any attention for how smart they are.
"That's Amy. I don't know what she does in her room all day, but yesterday she came out and said something about genetic engineering. Next thing we know CNN is here. I guess it's a big deal?"
It makes you wonder which is worse.
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