What y'all think 'gifted child' discourse is saying: I used to be special and now I'm not and that makes me sad. What 'gifted child' discourse is ACTUALLY saying: The way many educational systems treat children who've been identified as 'gifted' is actively harmful in that it a. obliges kids to give up socialising with their same-age peers in favour of constantly courting the approval of adult 'mentors' who mostly don't give a s--- about them, b. demands that they tie their entire identity to a set of standards that's not merely unsustainable, but intentionally so, because its unstated purpose is to weed out the 'unworthy' rather than to provide useful goals for self-improvement, and c. denies them opportunities to learn useful life skills in favour of training them up in an excruciatingly narrow academic skill-set that's basically useless outside of an institutional career path that the vast majority of them will never be allowed to pursue. #school #education #discourse #swearing 142,521 notes Nov 9th, 2018 : t]

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hadeantaiga of course i have a praise kink, i'm a burnt out former gifted child. drygingergood hadeantaiga This is the most addition to this post but I also can't f------ argue with it because it's true. 55,570 notes

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Grovy @grovymango Follow im not former gifted student. i am still gifted. put me in a fourth grade class i'll annihilate them all like i did the first time 7:30 PM Apr 5, 2021

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Fomer drug addict: Studies the immune system of random Peruvian to develop cure for cancer Former gifted kid: Makes various memes about famous people screwing up once

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When perfect score is your default for 10 years, anything less than instant success suddenly feels like shameful failure. | /r/memes

PASSING EFFORTLESSLY "GIFTED" CHILD WEEEEEEE! OH GOD NO! NOT LEARNING HOW TO OVERCOME CHALLENGE FAILED ADULT www WAIT... Malay

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r/suspiciouslyspecific u/Level-Entertainer366. 8h. i.redd.it I Feel Attacked Kids who grew up "academically gifted" are now anxious adults who have thousands of abandoned hobbies and spiral into self hate whenever they make basic mistakes, or they are doctors There is no in between 7.3k ♫ 211 r/thisismylifenow u/Timofei72 14h i.redd.it I'm A Doctor Now. ↑ Share

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They expected great from you, and then you didn't even manage to do good. | /r/memes

BEING A "GIFTED" CHILD NEVER LEARNING HOW TO PUT EFFORT INTO LEARNING SINCE "EVERYTHING" COMES EASY BUT YOU DON'T RECEIVE SPECIAL EDUCATION BEING A USELESS, P------------ WITH CRIPPLING DEPRESSION

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kelsey gamble @kindofsquishy Kids who grew up "academically gifted" are now anxious adults who have thousands of abandoned hobbies and spiral into self hate whenever they make basic mistakes, or they are doctors There is no in between

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The former "gifted child" starter pack -Probably only got told they're gifted to boost their self esteem FAIRLY AVERAGE GOOD GOOD -Alternatively, got an A on a test they didn't study for and didn't realise it's a fluke -Didn't realise being called "smart VERY GOOD BELOW AVERAGE but lazy" as a kid is code for "you'lI be a dumbass as an adult" -Probably doesn't realise high school is designed so that the average person can do well no matter what, so doing well in high school isn't that impressive What their intelligence How smart they want level was actually like you to think they were in high school HIGH SCHOO EVALUATION- Outstanding Very Good Satisfactory Unsatisfactory How they feel about their life as it is now that they're in their twenties Probably secretly still wishes they were here because it was An itemised list of their other achievements if easier for them than being an being a gifted child is something they still adult, but also because they're kinda-sorta aware of the bring up 5+ years after they finished high mistakes they made and think they could avoid them the school second time round POOR EXCELLENT

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UGHTYEAU "I'm a depressed introverted atheist burnout gifted kid who has autism, anxiety, adhd, and ocd who likes to watch Rick and Morty and Kurzgesagt because l'm smarter than my parents and everyone else in my school, Iam different" SUZZ GNIYERR BUZZ CHIYEAR the entirety of reddit IVERW BUZZ BUZZ EHTYEAR ZZna

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: Anonymous 07/25/21(Sun)23:27:46 No.64714243 >check my former childhood best friends instagram >taller than me >handsomer face than me >more muscles than me >multiple girlfriends >more money than me >more life experiences than me (he moved across the country, I still live at home) 59 KB JPG >more creative success than me >more friends than me WHEN WE WERE KIDS I WAS THE GIFTED CHILD DAMMIT! I WAS THE SMART ONE! I WAS THE MATURE ONE!

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What y'all think 'gifted child' discourse is saying: I used to be special and now I'm not and that makes me sad. What 'gifted child' discourse is ACTUALLY saying: The way many educational systems treat children who've been identified as 'gifted' is actively harmful in that it a. obliges kids to give up socialising with their same-age peers in favour of constantly courting the approval of adult 'mentors' who mostly don't give a s--- about them, b. demands that they tie their entire identity to a set of standards that's not merely unsustainable, but intentionally so, because its unstated purpose is to weed out the 'unworthy' rather than to provide useful goals for self-improvement, and c. denies them opportunities to learn useful life skills in favour of training them up in an excruciatingly narrow academic skill-set that's basically useless outside of an institutional career path that the vast majority of them will never be allowed to pursue. #school #education #discourse #swearing 142,521 notes Nov 9th, 2018 : t]

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