Dear parents attempting to home school,
Next year, we will greet your kids with open arms, assess what they know, and meet each individual child where they are. We’ve done this for years. Do what you can. Love them up. Let us handle the rest!
Love,
Teachers
One type of overexcitability as defined by Dabrowski is emotional overexcitability. Individuals with high emotional overexcitability can suffer from extreme emotions including anxiety, guilt, sadness - and on the flip side, excitement and happiness. Sound familiar?
“We should be trying to educate each child to his/her potential, and should accept that since that potential is not equal, the result of their education will not be equal. “ — Serve the Gifted Poor Students, Not Ideology - WSJ https://t.co/OaLsEtTSkY
When a gifted student is underperforming, there is probably more to the story than simple laziness. They could actually be struggling with perfectionism or other emotional issues.