skullaria wrote:
] There is some evidence that as many as half of all children
] with IQs above 130 get below average grades, and in one study
] 13% of high school dropouts were gifted. In another study, a
] full 25% of children diagnosed with ADHD tested so high in
] creativity tests they qualified for state scholarships.
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] Gifted children MUST receive an education that fits their
] needs. If they don't, they should be expected to act out or
] space out, and it is NOT their fault! Placing them on
] medication so that they can tolerate a more boring school is
] absurd.

This is a subject near and dear to my heart that I have studied intensively. Many admit it is a problem. But until people start trying to actually do something significant about it it will remain the same.