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Reddit recently asked its readers, "[for those] labeled as gifted children, do you think the label harmed you, or helped you?" It sparked a big discussion, highlighting some real drawbacks to growing up gifted.
Tumblr founder and high school dropout David Karp— who just sold his company to Yahoo for $1 billion— even once said in an interview, "there's a lot that I feel like I missed out on. Just a whole lot of normal, social, childhood kind of stuff that I definitely missed out on."
However, there are plenty of positives to growing up uniquely gifted. Being at the top of your class opens doors and gives you confidence that can last a lifetime. One Reddit user even said, "surprisingly enough, it helped me socially."
After highlighting all the reasons why it's horrible growing up gifted, we're now presenting the best parts of having an above-average IQ.
We've edited some excerpts for clarity.
Gifted programs aren't all that bad.
"I think there is a value in being labeled gifted though. If there is a good gifted program (which a lot of them don't seem to be. I was lucky) it can identify the students who really do need the extra challenge. But identifying them as gifted and not doing anything about it probably isn't good."
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In fact, gifted programs are good for your social life.
"Looking back, it honestly probably would have been worse if I had not been put into the gifted program. I had one friend in 1st grade, and none in 2nd. Once I got into 3rd grade and the gifted program, I suddenly was able to find people who would actually be my friend. I started actually participating in class (without being that 'know-it-all') and just generally did much better socially."
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The 'gifted' label is a great motivator.
"I took it the other way and used it as motivation, as something to live up to. I've been 'gifted' since fourth grade, went to special side programs, and always enrolled in enriched or AP courses ... My three siblings were all gifted too, three out of four of us becoming valedictorians of our high school classes; that's another standard here too. I graduated from an Ivy League last year but I still don't know what I want a career in, but I think that's me and not from the label."
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