Klarinet Archive - Posting 001088.txt from 2004/03

From: donna@-----.com
Subj: RE: [kl] re: no one left behind
Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 14:53:55 -0500

Quoting Christy Erickson <perickso@-----.net>:

> Who says the 90 kid will be "frustrated" and the 140 one "bored?" My
> guess is the person with the high IQ with a big head would be likely to say
> such a thing but I don't think it's true at all. My daughter, who is ADHD

Well, speaking as someone who tested in the "gifted" range, I can say that I was
bored throughout a large part of my middle and high school years. I didn't end
up hating the other kids, but it *was* frustrating, and I developed an extreme
aversion to classroom settings. When the teacher had to spend extra time with
the kids who needed it, I just worked ahead on my own, and to this day when I
need to take training at work, or want to learn something new I much prefer to
do it on my own. Just give me the materials and leave me alone.

When I was 16 I missed three months of school due to illness, and when I got
back to school I was actually ahead of where the teachers were in all my
subjects, because I got to work at home at my own pace.

Home schooling and things like cyber-charter schools weren't around then, but I
sure wish they had been. The latter, especially, would have been ideal for my
personality and learning style.

- Donna

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