Gifted
I was that proverbial and justly despised snot-nose, a gifted child. I remember being separated out from my kindergarten class with a few others into a special group for those of us already reading. I...
View ArticleGreeks Bearing Giftedness
“And also he hath need to repent, for I, the Lord, am not well pleased with him, for he seeketh to excel and he is not sufficiently meek before me.” D&C 58:41 “Pride is ugly. It says, ‘If you...
View ArticleThe Trouble with Giftedness
A recent thread at Segullah got me, yet again, contemplating my reservations about giftedness. I support the educational principle so many mothers defend on the thread, namely, that every child...
View ArticleThought Experiement: Giftedness at Church
OK, just for fun and just because I can’t seem to stop talking today, I’m going to propose a thought-experiment in the form of a bunch of related questions. (1) How would we feel about designated...
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