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Kyalami Estates Corporate Brand Bible Design So, my writing is for the they do. But gifted children just want an 23

moms and dads (and opportunity to be heard and to express
teachers) of the children their views. In addition, gifted children
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just that little bit odd.
act out if they believe they are being
Those who feel that no treated unfairly.
one understands their
child, or can’t understand As a parent or teacher, you need to
why the child becomes realise that the child may well be more
so overstimulated, is intelligent in some areas, but they rely
incredibly justice-driven on us for wisdom. The wisdom guides
and despises school them to engage respectfully, be open to
because they are just so other opinions, and feel that a healthy
bored. debate is safe.
Gifted kids want to learn actively – not
BH: Are you a gifted just be bombarded with meaningless
education specialist? information. They want to theorise,

NK: I am not a doctor or question, and go down the rabbit hole.
a psychologist – I am just BH: What are some of the challenges
INVOICE faced by gifted kids?
a mom and a teacher. So,
my writings are based
on my experiences, NK: One of the biggest challenges is that
So, I spent years researching and and not clinical trials or academic they are often overwhelmed by anxiety.
research – but what I know, I learnt on
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experience does make me a specialist. The anxiety can lead to poor
BH: What was the first thing you performance at school for many
discovered when you began teaching BH: So, what exactly does gifted reasons. Sometimes the child ‘who
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gifted kids? mean? just refuses to do the work’ is such a
perfectionist that the fear that it won’t
NK: I was probably only one day into NK: That is a complicated question with be perfect paralyzes them – so they just
my new job when I realised that gifted over a hundred different definitions, don’t bother.
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children are not always what the world depending on who you speak to.
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mini scientists who get 100% for every in some aspect of human potential and/ twenty long division problems, there
test and read their first copy of the Lord or achievement, is far more advanced is a strong possibility that they won’t
of the Rings at age three. than others of the same chronological bother, even if they could easily do
them if they wanted to. This is often the
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much more to what constitutes a gifted significant emotional characteristics go boredom, and disinterest.
child. And what I didn’t realise was that hand in hand with high intelligence. The
I was about to embark on an eight-year most common are extreme sensitivity When your brain works in hyperdrive,
journey that would ignite a flame in and intense emotional experiences.” it goes beyond intelligence. Gifted kids
me, making me most passionate about have heightened senses that can easily
the parts that the world just didn’t get. BH: What is the one thing you wish be overwhelmed. Bright lights, noises,
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