GIFTED
by Judith K. Schulze
Golly! I just took a test That says I'm different from the rest. What am I? Well, I must confess... I'm "gifted."
The psychologist said right from his heart, "I fear that you are rather smart And from this day you are to start... Being gifted."
I think I turned six shades of green And developed pains down to my spleen. I asked, "Whatever does it mean? This word 'gifted'?"
He said, "You have a high I.Q. I wish, my child, that I were you! Why I'd give an arm or leg or two To be gifted.
My thoughts immediately went adrift And each idea I did sift. At last I said, "Give me my gift. Then I'll be gifted!"
He laughed for all that he was worth And nearly doubled up with mirth. "This gift you have you've had since birth. You've BEEN gifted!"
I thought and then when he was done I asked, "Am I the only one In this whole school or under the sun Who is gifted?"
He named the two or three percent Of students who to classes went. And then I knew just what this meant, About gifted.
It could be the best news I'd heard, But then I thought about a word And screamed, "But, must I be a nerd If I'm gifted?"
He laughed again when I was through. "My child, you'll always be just you But smarter than all except a few 'Cause you're gifted."
"Will I be perfect? Get all A's? Make the Honor Roll? Get lots of praise? Have no homework nights and easy days? Well, I'm gifted!"
"No, others may expect such things; Just do your best. Be sure it brings True joy to YOU! You'll soar on wings And enjoy being Gifted."
Think Different
Here’s to the crazy ones.
The misfits.
The rebels.
The troublemakers.
The round pegs in the square holes.
The ones who see things differently.
They’re not fond of rules.
And they have no respect for the status quo.
You can praise them, disagree with them, quote them,
disbelieve them, glorify or vilify them.
About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them.
Because they change things.
They invent. They imagine. They heal.
They explore. They create. They inspire.
They push the human race forward.
Maybe they have to be crazy.
How else can you stare at an empty canvas and see a work of art?
Or sit in silence and hear a song that’s never been written?
Or gaze at a red planet and see a laboratory on wheels?
We make tools for these kinds of people.
While some see them as the crazy ones, we see genius.
Because the people who are crazy enough to think
they can change the world, are the ones who do.
--Apple Computer
Quotes:
He had found that the harder it was to do something, the more comfortable he felt after he had done it.
Marguerite de Angeli
Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm.
Winston Churchill
If you don’t know where you are going, any road will take you there.
Lewis Carroll
So many things are possible just as long as you don’t know they’re impossible.
Norton Juster
To love oneself is the beginning of a life-long romance.
Oscar Wilde
We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are.
Anais Nin
If you don't risk anything, you risk even more.
Erica Jong
More About Giftedness, and Resources for Parents and Gifted Students