tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250157189067913221.post363632414748745437..comments2023-03-16T00:49:10.948+13:00Comments on Bridge to the Future: Giftedness and High AchieversUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250157189067913221.post-87663694389490773732018-10-08T20:50:13.919+13:002018-10-08T20:50:13.919+13:00The Diagrams are great Bridget! They definitely ai...The Diagrams are great Bridget! They definitely aided my understanding. What an interesting question to ponder. Are all high achievers gifted? I have always, like you felt that, No, they weren’t, absolutely some are though. I’ve watched successfully many students ‘play the game’ and consistently get the results, yet they never struck me as particularly gifted, but more work smart. However, this is totally food for thought. My whole understanding of what gifted actually is, is still a work in progress. I love learning more and all these posts are definitely making me think more in-depth about it. Mrs Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13004014892288016659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250157189067913221.post-46654493876957449272018-10-06T12:50:05.016+13:002018-10-06T12:50:05.016+13:00I love the diagrams... so clear and it made it eas...I love the diagrams... so clear and it made it easier for me to see what I felt more comfortable with. At the moment I sit in the number 3 camp possibly because I include those kids who work really hard and achieve well in the high achievers category as well as those who are consistently working at a higher level with less perspiration. I love your statement " if they are working and achieving at such a high level and we are challenging them and keeping them engaged, then yay! Happy times!" and wonder perhaps if that shouldn't be our aim for those gifted students who are not achieving or being engaged... that our job is to help them find the path to achievement and engagement through appropriate challenge and celebrate that? Meg Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18114635025724606468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250157189067913221.post-59386580797943892252018-10-06T10:43:09.782+13:002018-10-06T10:43:09.782+13:00I've been struggling with this one for a while...I've been struggling with this one for a while as well and how it comes back to how we define giftedness in the first place. Where it grates me is the way many of our girls are dismissed as not being gifted because they are compliant, and can play the game....as if being able to know and play the game discounts giftedness. I think in the work we have done to enable greater awareness that high achievement does not equal giftedness at times that has meant we are discounting those that sit within the 3rd diagram.WhitiMumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04697285595062308193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250157189067913221.post-87749834517871061102018-10-06T10:10:49.996+13:002018-10-06T10:10:49.996+13:00Your post has really got me thinking and it's ...Your post has really got me thinking and it's such a valuable discussion to have. My thinking has been a bit in line with your second diagram - that not all high achievers are gifted - they have, as you've written, 'learned to play the game.' But is it really as simple as this - it's got me thinking really hard. I need to do a lot more reflection on this but it's such a valuable discussion to have. It would be really interesting to see what others think too. Learning and Teaching Buzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02140550903207435526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250157189067913221.post-91289369830453519622018-10-03T19:57:16.712+13:002018-10-03T19:57:16.712+13:00Hi Bridget, I love the graphics! It's a really...Hi Bridget, I love the graphics! It's a really effective way to share your thinking. I agree with your point about the author separating the high achievers from gifted. Perhaps this is where people find it difficult to understand how a gifted high achiever can excel but other gifted students seem to struggle?Rebecca https://www.blogger.com/profile/12822971221159135230noreply@blogger.com