Have you ever been around a Gifted Mind and listened to them talk? Day in and day out I listen to two very different boys, who are on very drastic ends of a spectrum (sometimes I don't even know if they are on the same planet, let alone know what spectrum they are on.) And I attentively listen to a brilliance in EXCELLENCE.
One day about four years ago my son came to my husband and I and asks, "Do you know the difference between gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel?" I just knew that I was out of my league with a question like that and silently prayed that my husband had the answer. I was good at science but I don't ever remember learning that.
My husband looks at our son and says, "Do you?" "Yup! The difference is the rate at which they burn."
And he continues on to complete the list of differences, he was 8 at the time and was not allowed to use a computer without an adult with him so he hadn't Googled it. I was floored and I knew then and there, before too long, my knowledge would be dwarfed by his.
I stay in weekly contact with his teachers at school and I am always told about his academic EXCELLENCE. But it isn't just in academics that I hear about him. I hear it about his attitude, how he shows he cares about someone or something, in politeness, and actions.
EXCELLENCE can be found in may ways we just need to take the time and look for them. Enjoy our children and marvel at the EXCELLENCE of their minds, even if those minds don't fit into this blogs definition of gifted.
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