Comments on: Back to the future http://american-family.org/2008/12/16/back-to-the-future/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:51:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Biggie's Momma http://american-family.org/2008/12/16/back-to-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-99568 Biggie's Momma Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:10:27 +0000 http://american-family.org/?p=1758#comment-99568 Enrichment AND acceleration. I was lucky to have both. And as far as kids learning they are not #1 at everything; I didn't figure that out until I got to college and 50% of the class had been valedictorians. I was not, and it was the first time I was "below average". It was humbling, but it happens to all of us at some point, and it is a learning experience. Enrichment AND acceleration. I was lucky to have both.

And as far as kids learning they are not #1 at everything; I didn’t figure that out until I got to college and 50% of the class had been valedictorians. I was not, and it was the first time I was “below average”. It was humbling, but it happens to all of us at some point, and it is a learning experience.

]]> By: Spacemom http://american-family.org/2008/12/16/back-to-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-98441 Spacemom Thu, 18 Dec 2008 20:09:51 +0000 http://american-family.org/?p=1758#comment-98441 I have many things to say, but no time to say them. I'll try to email you. I have many things to say, but no time to say them. I’ll try to email you.

]]> By: carol http://american-family.org/2008/12/16/back-to-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-98330 carol Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:06:28 +0000 http://american-family.org/?p=1758#comment-98330 I was GT, except for math. I got good grades in high school, except for math. We only had one teacher teach higher math in high school and he kept passing me even though I failed the tests, so I kept plugging away in confusion all the way through calculus. It was horrible. Anyway, I didn't have it as easy at you, but I still mostly coasted. Until college. I started out at a huge, major state university and got my butt kicked. I transferred to a regional university and had to work a bit, but my GPA immediately went up .5 a point. Anyway, my question - how will you feel if L is an average or student? Our adopted twins are both smart, but not gifted like Holly and I were. Our daughter will do really well academically, Ben will be average or a bit above, but they are both gifted athletically. Even at four, the peewee coaches salivate over them. It's kind of cool and way different than we had. I was GT, except for math. I got good grades in high school, except for math. We only had one teacher teach higher math in high school and he kept passing me even though I failed the tests, so I kept plugging away in confusion all the way through calculus. It was horrible.

Anyway, I didn’t have it as easy at you, but I still mostly coasted. Until college. I started out at a huge, major state university and got my butt kicked. I transferred to a regional university and had to work a bit, but my GPA immediately went up .5 a point.

Anyway, my question – how will you feel if L is an average or student? Our adopted twins are both smart, but not gifted like Holly and I were. Our daughter will do really well academically, Ben will be average or a bit above, but they are both gifted athletically. Even at four, the peewee coaches salivate over them. It’s kind of cool and way different than we had.

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