The Smart Ass From The Gifted Class

Reflecting On My G & T Experience Through The L̶o̶o̶k̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶ Drinking Glass. In V̶i̶n̶o̶ Gin & Tonic, Veritas.

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 like that, who took both…

Palcuzzi’s Ploy

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

A Ploy, used long ago, where a Principal Palcuzzi had been criticized…

That Time I Cursed Myself

Picture this: a young boy in second grade is the narrator of his class’s Mother’s Day play. He is of Gifted intelligence, and he strives for perfection in nearly all…

Do IQ Tests Really Tell Us Anything?

Reflections On IQ tests, Gifted Labels, And Moving Between School Systems

Watching One Of Your Childhood Dreams Die In Front Of Your Face

In An Alternate Universe, Where “Playing” & “Sports” Is Accepted As An Intellectual Pursuit, I’m On…

What They Didn’t Teach Me In Those Gifted Programs

An Excerpt, with the essentials extracted, from @JRoc23's Way Too Lengthy Piece “The Smart Ass From The Gifted…

Lazy, uncommited and a lack of perseverance

Or why being gifted is not as great as it may seem.

Lazy, Uncommitted And A Lack Of Perseverance