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Gifted and talented

Talk to other parents about parenting a gifted child on this forum.

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cod · 15/05/2006 13:17

arf at this section

parp parp parp
where the " my kid is thick " section

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FrannyandZooey · 15/05/2006 19:59

But so what if they do brag, really?

I have seen loads of braggy threads on MN (and started one for the sole purpose of lentil weavers being smug and having a boast, which seemed inordinately popular I may add)

I don't care if people want to show off. It's nice to show off, sometimes, amongst friends who don't mind. And nobody has to read it if they don't want to.

mykidsmum · 15/05/2006 20:02

mumsnet is full of bragging there are people who piss their pants when a what does your dp do, or how much spare cash do you have a month type thread get started

fredbassett · 15/05/2006 20:08

I don't have a problem with this subject at all, I'm sure it must be very daunting having a child who has a special talent, you would need advice on how to support your child as much as possible and to have help from other parents must be great.
Remember - not all "gifted & Talented" children have "gifted & Talented" parents - If my children turn out to be G&T then I will be looking for help as I am a 'plodder' Grin

Tortington · 15/05/2006 22:17

i seen it.

ds1
talented at making a joint
talented at pouting
gifted at snogging on my setee

ds2
gifted at climbing a tree and taking shit apart - like a bikes.

the more pieces the better, the higher the tree and more dangerous the better

dd1
gifted beyond my wildest dreams at door slamming

i hate this topic it makes me feel inadequate - i know how dh feels now when he goes for a piss in the pub

Jimjamskeepingoffvaxthreads · 15/05/2006 22:20

ds1

gifted at squeezing out a wee on his demand - just to piss me off- preferably on some soft furnishings

ds2

gifted at spotting if either of his borthers has had more biscuits of sweets than him

ds3

gifted at whacking his head hard on the nearest hard object if someone says not to him.

You think you have it bad with 3 plodders cod? I have 3 weirdos :o

Jimjamskeepingoffvaxthreads · 15/05/2006 22:20

no! not not!

FillyjonktheSnibbet · 20/05/2006 00:54

think there needs to be a g+ t topic because some kids are labeled g+t

But I hate and object to the fact that some kids are labeled g+t and others aren't. don't think its good for anyone. but think the problems go deeper.

If kids are able to do the work in less time, how about letting them read freely, letting them go for a walk or something? FFS, childhood isn't a race to be stretched as much as possible. How about leaving them to learn how to motivate themselves and learn what they want to learn, let them be kids.

oh incidentally, i went to the national association of gifted children every week when i was a kid, fecking brilliant, no test to get in, it was full of stuff like gymnastics, electronic, mainly run by the kids themselves. thats whats needed, not more of this "stretching".

and am having to resist very hard with making "qunine and a slice of lemon" comments.

tigermoth · 20/05/2006 08:11

I think the G and T topic will be an irresistable attraction to trolls. Sadly, I don't know what the answer is.

I think the topic could really do with re naming and somehow making more inclusive, something about children who don't fit in with the school curriculum? Sort of making the problem bit more upfront and the abililty aspect a bit less so.

Because I am sure that's the main reason G and T parents want a separate topic, not for boasting and comparing.

:) jimjhamskeepingof etc etc and custy - am thinking of how I can label my two....
ds1 G and T at avoiding school work and playing cricket
ds2 G and T at army games and milk intake

ScummyMummy · 20/05/2006 08:49

Agree with cod, fillyjonk et al- just hate the whole concept and think it's absolute bunkum. The way the label is applied in schools usually just means that the kid is more behaviourally compliant and, sometimes as a consequence sometimes not, better at school work than the majority of kids in their school. Then the kid and its parents are told that they're v clever and need extra school work. Just appalling for the child's self perception, ime and with some children can create monsters. My son stopped trying at all when his Y1 teacher tried to do the labelling crap to him- he told her he was finished with learning as he had completed everything he needed to do and was now choosing to have a rest (which was basically what her whining about how clever he was had communicated to him.) Bumptious little twat- I was mortified. I love his Y2 teacher- she doesn't believe in this g and t shite and he's doing much better in both schoolwork and in not being an arrogant lazy eejit. The lumpen mass of supposedly untalented kids in his class seem to be doing very well this year too... Down with non-alcoholic g & t schemes, I say. And parp to this section.

Cam · 20/05/2006 09:43

Am amazed at how cross some people are about this topic existing.

ScummyMummy · 20/05/2006 11:56

tbh, I think the constant addition and subsectioning of topics ad infinitem is a v bad idea in general, cam. I don't like having to mentally put myself in a box to decide if I am "eligible" to post in a certain area at all. I also think I would be extremely confused about where to post if I were new to mumsnet. G & T is a particularly rubbish one imo because it is utterly subjective. If you go by state school definitions- top 10% of kids I think? Or maybe 5%?- a child could quite easily be considered to fit a G & T profile in one school but not another. Very few kids are tested on IQ afaik. And a good thing too since it is such a crude and unreliable measuring tool from which people draw the most bizarre conclusions. I honestly feel it could do no child any good to be labelled gifted and talented. Really. I think it's the wrong thing to do, personally.

scrummyhubby · 20/05/2006 11:59

Hello my dear lady!

ScummyMummy · 20/05/2006 11:59

?eh

ScummyMummy · 20/05/2006 12:00

have no hubby and am scum not scrum

scrummyhubby · 20/05/2006 12:03

I'm sure you're deliciously scrummy my dear lady!

cod · 20/05/2006 12:03

think tis divisive
clever kdis go on jollys out fo scholl whiel plodders stay in
crap
if it were dont ont he basis of race or gender thered be an uproar
think all of the " ga nd t" kids int he universe mumsseem to be on mn anyway

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ScummyMummy · 20/05/2006 12:04

agree cod. Who are you scrummyhubby?

scrummyhubby · 20/05/2006 12:07

Perhaps you would like to find out in a more intimate setting my dear scrummymummy!

cod · 20/05/2006 12:07

shudder

get a room guys

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ScummyMummy · 20/05/2006 12:08

No. I would not. I am ignoring you from now on.

ScummyMummy · 20/05/2006 12:08

shudder indeed, cod.
Begone troll.

scrummyhubby · 20/05/2006 12:09

Oh what a shame! You sound just lovely! Perhaps the lovely Cod who is so talented could tell us a little more about herself?

cod · 20/05/2006 12:09

no bog off

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scrummyhubby · 20/05/2006 12:09

You may have met my dear lady wife, Yumsymumsy?

cod · 20/05/2006 12:10

aha its YOU!!!!!!

sorry!

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