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How do you recognize a child in this group?

How do you recognize a child in this group?. Gifted boys are taller and stronger than the average boy… They are more active and physically competent than gifted girls… Less likely to be precocious readers than girls… More likely to be underachieving (than girls)…

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How do you recognize a child in this group?

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  1. How do you recognize a child in this group? • Gifted boys are taller and stronger than the average boy… • They are more active and physically competent than gifted girls… • Less likely to be precocious readers than girls… • More likely to be underachieving (than girls)… • Are usually restricted to “macho” or “boy” activities…

  2. How may a child in this group not fit into a “traditional” profile of a gifted student? • Males get “red shirted” more often than other students… • Certain subgroups of gifted males are predisposed to various destructive behaviors… • Can take perfectionism to the extreme… • Highly sensitive and intense…

  3. What are some special needs of this group? • Need for and desire to have initiation rites that delineate manhood… • Lack of “tangible” role models… • Need to have their “multi-potentialities” met… • Disengagement from leadership positions because it looks “girlish”…

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