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An Adventitious, Indiscriminate, Random Ass Collection Of Gifted~ish Anecdotes Curated Through The Medium, Exploring The Stigmatic Subject Of Intellectual Giftedness- Because no one in their right damn mind would even think about using the “Gifted” tag

Having a “gifted” child should not be aspirational

Having a “gifted” child should not be aspirational

This bright spark has decided he’s not going to call his child “gifted”. The fact that his child is apparently not gifted doesn’t seem to…

Anna Spargo-Ryan

Nov 19, 2014

I Used To Be Labelled “Gifted”… What The Fuck Happened?!

I Used To Be Labelled “Gifted”… What The Fuck Happened?!

I once wrote an explainer on “Gifted”, which got green-lighted — & rejected, from [Redacted]. Years later, I received a bizarre, inspiring…

Jul 23, 2016

It’s All In My Head- My Post Brain Surgery Notes

It’s All In My Head- My Post Brain Surgery Notes

On the process of slowing down, listening to my body and discovering a major neurological malformation

Jan 22, 2015

Palcuzzi’s Ploy

Palcuzzi’s Ploy

And Answering The Classic Criticism Of “Are Gifted Programs “Elitist”?”

Jul 23, 2015

Gifted Kid Grows Up

Gifted Kid Grows Up

Or: God, did my childhood turn me into an asshole?

Nov 18, 2013

Growing up “gifted”

Growing up “gifted”

A Life on Rails

This Nerd Is On Fire

Apr 18, 2014

Why Parenting a Gifted Child is Lonely

Why Parenting a Gifted Child is Lonely

Gifted. The word itself is loaded, and confusing. For this post, I’ll go with what I feel to be the most accurate definition of “gifted.”…

Aug 12, 2015

In Pursuit of an Exercise

In Pursuit of an Exercise

In elementary school between grade 3 and grade 5, I was in Talented and Gifted academic classes, and Special Ed Gym. I wasn’t the only one…

Apr 3, 2015

Average height. Average build. Above-average brain?

Average height. Average build. Above-average brain?

My journey through adult giftedness. Part 1.

Kenneth Trueman

Oct 25, 2016

Inside the Mind of a Former Gifted Child

Inside the Mind of a Former Gifted Child

“You’re a smart kid and you’re going to go to a school for smart kids,” they told me.

TatshaRobertson

Jul 19, 2016

Better Than This

Better Than This

My story of battling a rural, public school system for my own education amidst Indiana’s public education controversy.

Caity Cronkhite

Feb 13, 2015

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