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Sometimes it's the people with the highest IQ's that are really lacking in basic common sense.
Special ed teacher here and I can tell you there's a good reason for that. It's because a very high IQ isn't normal, and therefore it's comorbid with a lot of other conditions such as learning disabilities and AD/HD. People with AD/HD often appear as if they don't have a lot of sense, but it's a different kind of sense and even the gifted ones often struggle in school b/c it's a hostile environment and it's reassuring for them to talk to someone who's had the same problems.
edub, how gifted do you have to be? I think I missed mensa by one point or so. Also, there is a similar forum out there: www.marilynvossavant.com :: Index I check in from time to time--it's not as elitist as you would think.
Special ed teacher here and I can tell you there's a good reason for that. It's because a very high IQ isn't normal, and therefore it's comorbid with a lot of other conditions such as learning disabilities and AD/HD. People with AD/HD often appear as if they don't have a lot of sense, but it's a different kind of sense and even the gifted ones often struggle in school b/c it's a hostile environment and it's reassuring for them to talk to someone who's had the same problems.
edub, how gifted do you have to be? I think I missed mensa by one point or so. Also, there is a similar forum out there: www.marilynvossavant.com :: Index I check in from time to time--it's not as elitist as you would think.
the thing is "gifted" doesn't really mean your better at anything. Im sure its a diverse group. I think people tend to view such groups as elitist while members view themselves as alienated from everyone else so they like that bond. I guess a gifted forum would just be centered around that commonality.
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