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From Mrs. Trepanier:

There is a myth that the majority of gifted students come from upper-middle class families who have the education and the means to nurture their children into giftedness. Nothing is further from the truth. Giftedness, like autism or dyslexia or ADD, is genetic. They were born gifted, not groomed to be gifted. Teachers should be knowledgeable of gifted characteristics and be able to recognize these traits in ALL children despite their cultural, socioeconomic, educational and racial backgrounds. When gifted students’ unique learning needs go unmet, underachievement, delinquent behavior, depression, suicide and dropping out of school can occur. We cannot let unidentified gifted children just fall through the cracks and neglect their right to an appropriate education which they need to fulfill their potential to become successful adults.

If JJ Watt and John Urschel had been dressed differently, would your expectations have been different?

Have you ever surprised someone because your personality didn't match the expectation your image created?

Have you ever been surprised by someone because you had an incorrect expectation for them?

Do you ever use this to your advantage? Do you match your image to the expectation you want to instill in people?

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