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Originally Posted by MovedGoalPosts
Ah the first post that suggests that having the gift of genius can be a double edged sword that if not "treated" could become a hindrance to proper balanced development. I can now see an argument that the child, if the educational development is not appropriate, can suffer mental anguish and potentially therefore the genius is a disability as it prevents a "normal" development.
However this is all very tenous, and ultimately seeks to blame society for everyone who doesn't turn out well balanced.
In practice I beleive society has accepted that it needs to assist those with a disability to participate and integrate as far as practical with society to gain a quality of life and equality with their peers if at all possible. I beleive however that the generally accepted view of disability is that something is missing or not present, not that you have something that performs better than others.
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As a teacher I just want the tools to do the job.If I'm not trained or qualified to recognise and deal with a genius child then I want as a teacher and a parent for the state to provide for that child.Our children are a national resource and to put efforts into the less able and average but to ignore the special needs of the super bright is cruel and a complete waste.Yes if the parents have the money to give the necessary education to such a child that's fine.However we are talking about children from homes that do not have the ability to provide the extra special education such a child needs.
I simply do not understand the attitude that such children can cope so lets just ignore the problem.It's the same attitude that was prevalent about those suffering from dyslexia in the 60's,70's and 80's.
The fact is that there are very few genius children as they are quite rare(wish those with ADHD were as rare) and the cost of providing appropriate education would not be as prohibitive as you might imagine.
Seeing a child that cannot cope with relationships with their peer group just because they are so intelligent is heartbreaking.
Incog.