Do gifted children have poor social skills?
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The social struggles of gifted children are often caused, not by the children themselves, but the society in which they live where certain behaviors are expected. Non-gifted peers, teachers and other adults find it difficult to accept a child who exhibits high intelligence along with personality or behavioral quirks.
Why do some gifted students underachieve?
Gifted underachievers are a widely diverse group of children (and adults), whose behavior springs from multiple sources. Some underachievement reflects emotional distress, family problems, or the effects of peer pressure; other times, it develops primarily in response to boredom and an absence of challenging academics.
Do gifted kids struggle in school?
Many gifted children may exceed the academic ability of their peers, but lack other basic skills. For instance, a student may be able to multiply, divide, and tell time early on, but struggle to tie their shoes, ride a bike, or remember to bring their backpack to school.
What happens when gifted students are not challenged?
An inappropriate academic setting can also lead to emotional problems. 5 When gifted children are not academically challenged and are not able to spend time with other children like them, they may begin to feel frustrated, confused, or isolated. Why is everyone else struggling with those math problems?
Gifted students’ above-average intelligence, emotional intensities, extreme sensitivities, and their complex topics of interest can make them stand out in an unfortunate way among their same-age peers, and this often results in their peers rejecting them.
Are gifted kids socially immature?
Interestingly, what appears to be immature behavior is a sign that giftedness is present: Gifted kids experience an emotional depth that causes them to act out in ways that typical kids usually don’t.
Is it possible for gifted students to perform poorly on IQ tests?
Many gifted children do poorly on group tests due to noise, distractions, confusing directions, lack of interest, reading requirements, not understanding time limits, etc. Even individual IQ tests may produce wildly different results.
How do you reverse underachievement in gifted students?
What You Can do to Reverse Underachievement in The Classroom >
- Encourage and promote your students’ interests and passions.
- Help students to see beyond the immediate activity to the long-term outcomes.
- Help students to set short and long-term academic goals.