Often matures earlier May be perceived as a than age peers since loner due to cultural, accepts responsibilities racial, or linguistic for others isolation combined with isolation due to giftedness Is sensitive to the feelings and socioeconomic status of those they like May be isolated from peers by economic differences as well as giftedness Motivation: Interest and Persistence Has a wide range of Is interested in things Is interested in things Has a wide range of interests and ideas that are and ideas that are interests that are not relevant to their lives relevant to home and related to school Has very focused and personal family topics and learning interests relationships Is willing to complete motivation, Is passionate Lacks exposure to tasks and maintain interest, and patience certain topics to the many topics of interest to make for learning in areas exclusion of others potential interest connections and that do not interest build relationships the student Has a wide of Persists in of interests that are often interest usually Demonstrates unrelated to school unrelated to school persistence and topics/subjects Is less aware of timelines concentration in and deadlines areas of strengths and Is unaware of many interests topics that may Has difficulty staying potentially be of interest focused due to random Has very focused interests thoughts and ideas or a passion about a Demonstrates persistent, certain topic to the intense concentration Is impulsive exclusion of all not related to school Has a long attention topics span in areas of interest Is often persistent in self-selected tasks Creativity: Sense of Humor Displays a keen sense Imitates people and Displays humor Uses humor to divert of humor events, as a reflection through the unique attention from school of sense of humor use of language and failure Uses puns, jokes, and responsiveness riddles Tells stories in colorful May use humor to ways make fun of peers or Understands subtle to avoid trouble humor and nuances Mimics accurately Is highly creative, of language and witty Creates original jokes
Often matures earlier than age peers since accepts responsibilities for others Is sensitive to the feelings of those they like May be isolated from peers by economic differences as well as giftedness May be perceived as a loner due to cultural, racial, or linguistic isolation combined with isolation due to giftedness and socioeconomic status Motivation: Interest and Persistence Has a wide range of interests Has very focused interests Is passionate certain topics to the exclusion of others Has a wide of interests that are often unrelated to school topics/subjects Is unaware of many topics that may potentially be of interest Demonstrates persistent, intense concentration Has a long attention span in areas of interest Is often persistent in self-selected tasks Is interested in things and ideas that are relevant to their lives and personal relationships Lacks exposure to many topics of potential interest Persists in of interest usually unrelated to school Is less aware of timelines and deadlines Has difficulty staying focused due to random thoughts and ideas Is impulsive Is interested in things and ideas that are relevant to home and family Is willing to complete tasks and maintain interest to make connections and build relationships Has a wide range of interests that are not related to school topics and learning motivation, interest, and patience for learning in areas that do not interest the student Demonstrates persistence and concentration in areas of strengths and interests Has very focused interests or a passion about a certain topic to the exclusion of all not related to school topics Creativity: Sense of Humor Displays a keen sense of humor Uses puns, jokes, and riddles Understands subtle humor and nuances of language Imitates people and events, as a reflection of sense of humor Tells stories in colorful ways Mimics accurately Creates original jokes Displays humor through the unique use of language and responsiveness Uses humor to divert attention from school failure May use humor to make fun of peers or to avoid trouble Is highly creative, and witty
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