Posted by: giftedgirl94 on: October 12, 2009
I’m going to shock the world. Let it come. If not me, than someone else will. I’m going to prove that gifted girls can do things, and that the impossible can be reached.
I know, because I’m going to do it.
Posted by: giftedgirl94 on: October 12, 2009
Gifted girls have a very different way of thinking, pondering and processing information. It is unlike regular girls and both gifted and normal boys, causing educators and parents a lot of stress trying to figure out how to deal with them. Unfortunately, as the “adults” try to “fix the problem”, the girls often get the message that there’s something wrong. They don’t see it on the side of the adult, however. They see it on their side.
Posted by: giftedgirl94 on: October 12, 2009
“Girls often face a range of social pressures in schools, causing them to shift priorities… in school, the desire for friends, a disinclination to stand out, fear of ridicule, along with the need for acceptance, often impel gifted girls to make their abilities appear ordinary or even nonexistent. One parent observed: ‘My daughter has become very, very shy and doesn’t want to stand out in any way. As a result, she’s reluctant to express information that would indicate that she knows anything beyond what’s asked of her.’”
