Dreams up clever Often seen as a class and stories clown Grasps metaphors, Uses humor to deal analogies, and satire with stressful situations and conflict Affective: Criticism Is a perfectionist May become Seeks approval from Is highly sensitive to frustrated because of teacher criticism; may not Does not believe that skill gaps or lack of understand anything is ever good language to express Is especially sensitive constructive criticism enough thoughts, feelings, to criticisms from the and ideas because of peer group and Is highly critical of self Cannot finish perfectionism family and others, including something because it teachers is not right Expresses frustrations through acting out or Has very low self esteem Has a strong self image withdrawal from due to on the academic teacher expectations disability—by the student performance and the system May display low self image about academics Highly sensitive to criticism Source: Slocumb, P. D. & Olenchak, F. R. (2006). Equity in gifted education: A initiative. Austin, TX: Texas Education Agency.
Often seen as a class clown Uses humor to deal with stressful situations and conflict Dreams up clever and stories Grasps metaphors, analogies, and satire Affective: Criticism Is a perfectionist Does not believe that anything is ever good enough Cannot finish something because it is not right Has a strong self image academic performance May become frustrated because of skill gaps or lack of language to express thoughts, feelings, and ideas because of perfectionism Expresses frustrations through acting out or withdrawal from teacher expectations May display low self image about academics Highly sensitive to criticism Seeks approval from teacher Is especially sensitive to criticisms from the peer group and family Is highly sensitive to criticism; may not understand constructive criticism Is highly critical of self and others, including teachers Has very low self esteem due to on the disability—by the student and the system Source: Slocumb, P. D. & Olenchak, F. R. (2006). Equity in gifted education: A initiative. Austin, TX: Texas Education Agency.