tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4646749189327464337.post4658688205599544639..comments2023-10-10T09:26:30.309+01:00Comments on The Secret Life of an Unknown Housewife: Worries about my son in Secondary School.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01317766743752185380noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4646749189327464337.post-89579294573906611892010-07-08T14:49:11.388+01:002010-07-08T14:49:11.388+01:00I understand where you are coming from, as all par...I understand where you are coming from, as all parents you want the best for your child. Gifted children get bored easily if the subject matter is too easy, it is good that he has been chosen for the GT program. Don't worry mom he will be okay, just keep encouraging him to try new things, whether it is at school or home. Take him to the bookstore and let him choose a subject he knows nothing about and wants to learn about and see where it takes him.Marlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05995976784483093896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4646749189327464337.post-80016112109093767122010-07-08T14:43:34.257+01:002010-07-08T14:43:34.257+01:00I think all 3 of you are correct in what you say.I...I think all 3 of you are correct in what you say.I certainly would never be offended by you, Gail!! I appreciate honest thoughts and agree with you.<br />Hopefully he will find his way with a bit of nudging from me...I want him to be happy in what he does.<br />Sarah<br />xsarah at secret housewifehttp://secretworldofahousewife.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4646749189327464337.post-26906712449560312822010-07-08T10:37:15.159+01:002010-07-08T10:37:15.159+01:00I think what's more important is for him to fi...I think what's more important is for him to find the thing that he loves to do; then learning is never a problem. Really clever people drift around their whole lives if they never discover what how to make a living out of what they love to do. And some really successful people make a great living from the thing they love - even if they never got many qualifications.<br /><br />Or you could take him to Morrisons & explain that one day Cashier number 4 could be all his...Urban Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07968949122197550072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4646749189327464337.post-12409450929196766912010-07-08T01:44:59.500+01:002010-07-08T01:44:59.500+01:00I think that gifted kids are usually bored. That ...I think that gifted kids are usually bored. That combined with their age and they do the minimum. I had kids on both ends of the spectrum, and they each reach their potential when the time is right. By grade 12, the boys start to want to do better. This happens when they emerge from the "dark hole" of teenage-dom that they bury themselves in. I have see it with all of my nephews, friends and my own. It is there, just not challenged and not realised.....YET. I bet he is a happy boy and that is what counts.Razmatazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02757164543598076420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4646749189327464337.post-35098707303946590852010-07-07T23:37:16.652+01:002010-07-07T23:37:16.652+01:00I understand your concern. Maybe you could let him...I understand your concern. Maybe you could let him be a child longer. He will be a man too quickly and he is doing well. Is the battle worth the friction between mother and child?<br /><br />My niece was doing the same thing and they placed her in GT programs. Suddenly she was not the special one or the smart one, just the average one in a class of above average. It was hard for her confidence, Was it good for her? We will see.<br /><br />I hope I have not offended with my honest opinion.Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04219479223227928561noreply@blogger.com