I absolutely get where you're coming from - both my brothers and I are gifted, and my youngest brother is 'twice exceptional' - gifted and with a learning disability. I was frustrated by a lot of my education, and my mom went through so much trying to get the public schools to teach us appropriately that she gave up and homeschooled the youngest until high school. Now that I'm teaching some classes, I have difficulty with the kids that don't get something, because I can only figure out how to 'dumb it down' so far. Luckily it's rare, but it does happen.
I could go on and on about how the education system is failing gifted kids (and special ed kids, and everyone else) but you're right, some people do take it as bragging. It is hardest for the twice exceptional kids I think because the giftedness compensates for a lot of the disability, making it hard to diagnose, and even now a lot of people don't believe it's possible. But I think it's great that you have the chance to provide some more in depth material for the kids that want it!
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Date: 2014-11-10 06:13 am (UTC)I could go on and on about how the education system is failing gifted kids (and special ed kids, and everyone else) but you're right, some people do take it as bragging. It is hardest for the twice exceptional kids I think because the giftedness compensates for a lot of the disability, making it hard to diagnose, and even now a lot of people don't believe it's possible. But I think it's great that you have the chance to provide some more in depth material for the kids that want it!