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The summary from Mrs. Trepanier's article:
Another gifted trait many gifted students have is extreme sensitivity–whether it be emotionally or physically. An injured insect, an unfair expectation by their teacher, a funny odor, or an annoying seam in their sock can upset them enough to disrupt the class.
Another gifted trait many gifted students have is extreme sensitivity–whether it be emotionally or physically. An injured insect, an unfair expectation by their teacher, a funny odor, or an annoying seam in their sock can upset them enough to disrupt the class.
This is a common trait for gifted individuals and does not mean they have a mental or physical disability. It does mean that teasing by a classmate, public reprimand by a teacher or other harsh emotional or physical experiences can upset a gifted student more than it does other children in your classroom. Bullying, public humiliation or public reprimand can also have a long-lasting or devastating effect on a gifted child with emotional sensitivities.
This is a common trait for gifted individuals and does not mean they have a mental or physical disability. It does mean that teasing by a classmate, public reprimand by a teacher or other harsh emotional or physical experiences can upset a gifted student more than it does other children in your classroom. Bullying, public humiliation or public reprimand can also have a long-lasting or devastating effect on a gifted child with emotional sensitivities.
There are a couple of places where I bet we are able to find examples of this.
Physical Sensitivities -
Does anyone have the tags cut out of every shirt they own?
Anyone shutter when they eat veggies and they squeak on your teeth?
One word: styrofoam.
Moral Sensitivities - do you have a strong emotional response when you see something unfair? It could be world hunger, a classmate that didn't get a turn to put a problem on the board, human's disregard for our environment in the name of progress, or a bug that was smushed for no good reason.
Emotional Sensitivities - do you ever feel like you live on a peak where you could fall in any direction - towards laughter, crying, anger, or sadness - and that the world keeps nudging you in every direction? This one can be especially hard for male students because society is traditionally less accepting of emotional outbursts from them.
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