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SauronOfMordor wrote:

The difference between retardation and brilliance may just be the degree to which the subject is interested in the subjects that the tester thinks are important

I've woked with Downe's Syndrome kids. Most of whom were cheerful, friendly and very eager to please. Bend over backwards to accomplish a task and were VERY interested. they want to do it, because *YOU* want them to do it. Despite that, often just could not manage.

I've also worked with kids in the "gifted" range. Kids whom I know to be math whizzes, reading several grades above their peers, maybe musical and have a couple of languages on them, and just could care LESS about doing school-work. Bored out of their SKULLS.

I've also worked with kids in the "gifted" range. Kids whom I know to be math whizzes, reading several grades above their peers, maybe musical and have a couple of languages on them, and just could care LESS about doing school-work. Bored out of their SKULLS.

That's me! I still hate school.

It's funny you brought that up, because I've just been going through some old papers and I found most of my old report cards. Going back to kindergarten, they all say the same thing: "Mr. Jeeves is extremely bright but he doesn't care about doing class assignments. He plays by himself and ignores the other kids. He is the best reader I've ever taught, but he needs to particpate more in class."

How come they never could believe I found their whole curriculum stupefyingly pointless? It has to be worse today, the way everything is dumbed down to the level of the slowest learners in class. Our education system is choking the life out of the next generation of geniuses we will eventually need as leaders.

But maybe that's the whole point.