2e Child Analysis

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The questions and discussion in this thread are worth investigating. I think everyone at the cusp of the issue has serious questions, misconceptions, and needs a clear definition of how we should help the 2e's find success in both worlds.

At the Kemps open house a parent timidly approached me and asked how I felt about twice-exceptional. She explained the amazing things her child could do. translate languages, memorize maps, photographic memory etc. Then she was almost embarrassed to go on further to say he was also an extreme disruption in class, none of the other kids could relate, he was aggressive when others didn't understand him, and that she didn't feel like he should attend a school where he was surrounded by other gifted children.
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I think we need to have a clear definition of how we approach the 2e child. Parents should feel that our process is fair and looks at the many attributes of the individual

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