Gifted Underachievers: Not A Contradiction In Terms | Jordan Box | TEDxUNISA

[ReniRaay]

Thank you. I am an 48 year old finally learning why I am not a "succes" and performing at the level of my peers. (Found out I am gifted in 2020). When you talked about 'Poor Polly' you were talking about me 😢.

[that_nerdy_hylian]

I have _not_ had a decent class since year six. Which was when I was in my school's OC class. Now I'm in high school, half the classes are so ridiculously boring, and none of the teachers care. Science is the worst for this. In year 7 maths, I was ignored by my teacher entirely after she gave me a year 10 maths textbook and just said "learn this".
Gifted underachivers... woo.
Anyway I'm using this video as the speech we have to analyse for english or whatever, perhaps my teacher will get the hint.

[lechatleblanc]

a B is not failing lol... but i do remember when i merely thot i might get a B, i had a complete breakdown crying.... i felt like a total failure.... i had no sense of worth other than the outcomes i got in life.... especially grades

[MikeFuller-okok]

My supervised Mensa IQ score was in the 'High Average' range, and I was placed in remedial sets at school.

[kutupyildizi]

We had a sick sam in class. Poor misunderstood guy

[yagizlimon]

Wow to Unisa's lineup. Harry and Laurence were great

[alaysiakayebutler]

Gifted kids are twice exceptional. Thats to be expected.

[clairehufford]

My child was a mix of the both of the boys and gifted, so I knew right away that they were😂

[grandmastermario]

I think in alot of ways im an under achiever, but in other ways im sort of an over achieviever, so i think total im neutral i guess.

[travenger]

I was the class clown or maybe unpolished diamond hehe

[jasonkrick]

To paraphrase Tosh: I’m an excellent painter minus the awful brush strokes. The image is so clear in my mind but when paint touches canvas. Not so much.

[ruzgarrrrr]

Hello what is Mensa?? Is that a group?

[dalelane]

Top 10% = gifted? This is why all kids these days get participation awards instead of 1st 2nd and 3rd place medals. Gifted is more like the top 0.1%.

[PauloDLara]

Underachievers in what standars?? Success is having 3 rented houses and sail a boat for the rest of your life and leave the dog race !! or just simple go fishing and be happy! lmao