Anyway, I happen to go to a gifted school, which can be weird to talk about when you're in a conversation. You can't say "I'm a gifted student", because that makes you sound like a total douche. You also can't talk about the fact that you ARE, in fact, smart, or perhaps mature for your age, but you don't want to talk about that either. It's embarrassing.
I remember one of the weirdest moments of my life was when some parent said something along the lines of:
"Oh, yes, she goes to a gifted school. We were very suprised."
See what I mean? It doesn't really want to make you talk to that person again.
Well, the fact of the matter is the following:
1. Gifted kids don't consider themselves to be superior to the kid across the street.
2. Gifted kids can seem awkward to talk to for a while since they occasionally use a big word that you've never heard of before, or are perhaps working on something a year ahead of your math group
3. We typically hate the label
I don't really know how that sounded to an outsider, but that's really all you need to know. If you keep those things in mind we can actually mention it without sounding like total egotistical jerks. And if you're okay with those things, we'll be completely happy talking to you whenever you'd like.
The end. Thanks for listening to me rant.
~Sam
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