The state of being "gifted" covers many bounds. To some children they are (with the effort to make it not sound derogatory, as it is not intended as such) anomalies. These children unfortunately a school system cannot account for, the so-called prodigies whose intellect is so high they are beyond the system. The ones however that likely suffer most are the gifted non-prodigy types. Those whose intellect remains 1/2 a step beyond those surrounding them instead of a full step. They are a large enough cross section to really be considered, however they are the ones often left hung out to dry....
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