Talented being that motley group who are not quite gifted?
That doesn't sound right. Talented is a different sort of exceptional than gifted, not a different degree.
She says through her hat.
My work's illegal, but at least it's honest.
Mal ,'Shindig'
Natter 56: ...we need the writers.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
-t - Jan 17, 2008 9:16:22 am PST #3917 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
megan walker - Jan 17, 2008 9:17:15 am PST #3918 of 10001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
The whole "being good" (or not) at something has always bugged. You hear it all the time as a language teacher.
Which I guess makes sense because language can be very mathematical and some people just aren't good at math. @@@
Scrappy - Jan 17, 2008 9:22:38 am PST #3919 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
A friend just sent me this link which I definitely dug: HEMA is a Dutch department store. The first store opened on November 4, 1926, in Amsterdam. Take a look at HEMA's product page. You can't order anything and it's in Dutch, but just wait a couple of seconds and watch what happens. [link]
sarameg - Jan 17, 2008 9:22:43 am PST #3920 of 10001
For some reason, I think lisah is out of town. Did get an alert that Cold Spring was closed which pretty much sucks as it is part of my drive home and I hate Northern in bad weather.
But hopefully it'll be clear by the time I leave. While a lot came down in a small period of time, it isn't that bad. OTOH, other people...well, they are that bad.
Oh & thanks!
P.M. Marc - Jan 17, 2008 9:23:38 am PST #3921 of 10001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
We've found that especially in the Gifted/High ability magnet a fair number of kids have what the author would deem a set mindset, that kids think they should be able to do something because they are smart or good at it. When they struggle then it means they are not smart or good at that skill set.
Too true. I rush to state that it wasn't my parents' fault: they did TRY to get me to push, and they did TELL me that, but it was so frustrating for me when mental things didn't click in an instant like everything else did. Areas where I know I suck (physical activity) I'm able to push through the frustration barrier, but mental areas, it's much harder to do that. As a kid, I never felt accomplished when I finally figured out X, Y, or Z tough mental task. Just relieved that it was over. Which as it turns out was probably a combination of mild learning differences and being so-called profoundly gifted. Recipe for disaster! Woo!
It's easier now, and the click makes me happy, but I'm also much less high-strung and prone to tantrums than I was in my childhood.
§ ita § - Jan 17, 2008 9:26:24 am PST #3922 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Scrappy, I know I've seen that link before, and for some reason I swear it was from you.
P.M. Marc - Jan 17, 2008 9:26:57 am PST #3923 of 10001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Which I guess makes sense because language can be very mathematical and some people just aren't good at math.
I have a hard time retaining both unless I have a practical application, no matter how many hours I spend on the homework. It's why I didn't get math until logic and statistics, which made perfect sense to me, and why I've been told by language teachers that I can learn, but probably best in an immersion setting.
Signed, still wishes she had the knack for retaining languages not her native ones, will some day see about this immersion thing.
Scrappy - Jan 17, 2008 9:29:42 am PST #3924 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
She sent it to me yesterday and I know I meant to post it, but I don't remember doing it. I might have, though, and blame the cold meds fo making me loopy.
amych - Jan 17, 2008 9:30:33 am PST #3925 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Shockingly enough, Plei is me.
Also, Scrappy's link made my day.
Miracleman - Jan 17, 2008 9:30:52 am PST #3926 of 10001
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
Nothing has helped me get over my "Didn't get it the first time, it's hard, I'm no good at it" like teaching myself how to draw.
It's been fifteen years and I *still* struggle. And I cannot (yet) draw actual objects...that is, not superheroes...very well.
But I keep pluggin' away at it.