We got Emery's ITBS results this week and we were so relieved that the results were so good. We know he's smart - I don't mean that we don't. But having that validated by an independent source was reassuring. His results were such that he qualified for the Center for Talented Youth program at Johns Hopkins University. To qualify, a student must score at the 95th percentile or higher in 2 or more areas on a nationally accredited standardized test.
I told Leigh that dealing with a gifted child has been a pain in the ass - and I mean that in the best way. It is very taxing to parent our 8-year-old child but I've often questioned my judgement, wondering if he was really 'gifted' or if I was just lazy. I often think that if I were a better parent, I wouldn't get exhausted by my son and his relentless questions that just beget more questions that simply lead to assertions and finally pose interesting hypotheses that we should sit around and debate on a Sunday afternoon. Surely I was just kind of lame and any *good* parent would enjoy all this chattiness. I am often certain that a parent who was really making the grade would find all that debating and I-find-fault-with-your-flawed-logic-mom fun and entertaining in a (sitcom music here) Waa-wah-wah-wah sort of way.
So, we await the other testing that we put the boy through and all the while I feel a little silly for wondering what on earth is wrong with the child. The ITBS scores just patted the head of the inner voice and told her that she has intuition and a good gut. She should just keep it simple and not worry so much.
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