Part VI: More Exceptionally to Profoundly Gifted Subjects Talk About Religion and Politics

Levels Three, Four, and Five

Levels Three, Four, and Five

· As a reminder from previous posts, only one or two Level Three children are likely present in the entire grade level that typically has about 75 students overall.

· There may be only one Level Four child across two whole grade levels in a typical Type II school.

· And most teachers who have one Level Five child in their classroom will admit they’ve never had another student so advanced and brilliant. Even the teacher is not likely to be a peer for such a child.

As you read these responses, keep in mind how the lack of many — or any — peer relationships might affect a gifted child’s sense of self.

Gary Lundquist

Gary, an ENFP (Inspirer) as a child and iNFP (Idealist as an adult), sees himself as intelligent with different interests than his “smarter” siblings. His school fit vacillated between Unsatisfactory to Excellent during his childhood as the suburban district he lived in changed their programs several times during his childhood. Thirty years old, Gary is in a stage of both questioning and accepting that the world is not perfect…