Gifted Women’s Experiences in Their Own Words July 4, 2024

Three 30-something gifted women tell their stories

A couple months ago, I wrote and posted Is a Gifted Woman’s Experience Different From a Man’s?

Read it here: Is a Gifted Woman’s Experience Different From a Man’s?

Here are three responses from readers

Good morning,

Woooof, did I feel this!?! [after reading from the May 7, 2024, post].

I was born in the mid-1980s. I was a very early reader and I can remember being asked to read official letters and documents before school age. After that nothing really stands out until junior high. In 7th grade I was put in advanced classes. My male English teacher decided that I was more interested in boys than school and I was not invited to continue the following year!! He actually said that was the reason. From that point on I was never invited back into gifted classes. I was always a straight A student and I never really had to try until college. I got a 99 on the regents in Math and 90 something in English. As I walk this journey with my son I’ve had a lot of self-reflection.

I really related to your story. I became a teacher because I always loved children and that’s just what you did. I still love children but I don’t love…