Genius Child
A genius gets bored with school37 total reviews
Comment from Samantha Wymer
I rather enjoyed reading your poem about genius people that have dropped out of school. You are telling the truth, genius in our past history dropped out of school but made history with no college degree. Our grandparents did high functioning jobs with no college degree and they did better than a person with a degree. Great poem with a proven point b
reply by the author on 26-Aug-2024
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I rather enjoyed reading your poem about genius people that have dropped out of school. You are telling the truth, genius in our past history dropped out of school but made history with no college degree. Our grandparents did high functioning jobs with no college degree and they did better than a person with a degree. Great poem with a proven point b
Comment Written 24-Aug-2024
reply by the author on 26-Aug-2024
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Thank you for your wonderful comments of course there are genius children who have dropped out and not done well and this phone speaks for both of those and the ones that did do well
Comment from GWHARGIS
High schools are very lacking. They have put a ceiling on learningvwith the no child left behind thing. If you aren't ready for a grade, it only seems right that you retake it. Pushing them through slows everyone down. Good thing medical schools don't enforce this. Sorry, off on a rant. This poem was beautiful yet heartbreaking. A beautiful and challenging mind that is misunderstood and ignored is a tragedy, both for them and society. Thank you for sharing. Gretchen
reply by the author on 26-Aug-2024
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High schools are very lacking. They have put a ceiling on learningvwith the no child left behind thing. If you aren't ready for a grade, it only seems right that you retake it. Pushing them through slows everyone down. Good thing medical schools don't enforce this. Sorry, off on a rant. This poem was beautiful yet heartbreaking. A beautiful and challenging mind that is misunderstood and ignored is a tragedy, both for them and society. Thank you for sharing. Gretchen
Comment Written 24-Aug-2024
reply by the author on 26-Aug-2024
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Thank you for your wonderful comments and a great review
Comment from Colorado Owl
Your poem hits home for me! One of my children was like the one you describe. It's such a shame that children are not allowed to learn at their own pace. When that was finally done (a seventh-grader being bussed to the high school for math classes), he was shunned and ridiculed by his middle school classmates. So sad. I wish all teachers could read your poem. Thank you.
reply by the author on 26-Aug-2024
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Your poem hits home for me! One of my children was like the one you describe. It's such a shame that children are not allowed to learn at their own pace. When that was finally done (a seventh-grader being bussed to the high school for math classes), he was shunned and ridiculed by his middle school classmates. So sad. I wish all teachers could read your poem. Thank you.
Comment Written 24-Aug-2024
reply by the author on 26-Aug-2024
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Thank you I'm so sorry about your son and yes, I understood how he did because I was made fun of getting straight A's and for going to college while I was still in high school
Comment from Cindy Decker 3
Pam,
Your poem is an excellent statement. There are too few schools for gifted children.
This girl's beautiful mind was stunted by a school system that wasn't equipped to handle her brilliant mind.
I attended a rigid Catholic grade grade school. I was so nervous I almost flunked the second grade. At age 13 I attended our local high school where I flourished because I had caring teachers. I was an honor student there. (Some of my old classmates from parochial school commented that our public school was much easier than their Catholic school). Later, I made the dean's list at PSU; so maybe their theory was wrong.
I just wanted to add this anecdote to your lovely poem.
Thanks for listening, Pam.
Exceptional work and subject.
Best wishes!
Cindy
reply by the author on 27-Aug-2024
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Pam,
Your poem is an excellent statement. There are too few schools for gifted children.
This girl's beautiful mind was stunted by a school system that wasn't equipped to handle her brilliant mind.
I attended a rigid Catholic grade grade school. I was so nervous I almost flunked the second grade. At age 13 I attended our local high school where I flourished because I had caring teachers. I was an honor student there. (Some of my old classmates from parochial school commented that our public school was much easier than their Catholic school). Later, I made the dean's list at PSU; so maybe their theory was wrong.
I just wanted to add this anecdote to your lovely poem.
Thanks for listening, Pam.
Exceptional work and subject.
Best wishes!
Cindy
Comment Written 23-Aug-2024
reply by the author on 27-Aug-2024
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hi, Cindy. My school life was not that much different than yours. I was going to high school for math while I was still in junior high school and then later I was going to college while I was still in high school. I missed an entire year of high school and still graduated early.
Thank you for your wonderful comments and great review
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Youreceelcome, Pam. I took college-level physics and chemistry in high school. I used what I learned from them in poetry. Lol.
So, I joined the Army and I attended college later. My life epitomes that of a liberal arts major. I'm good at a lot of things ( writing, I hope), but master of none.
Best wishes, Cindy
Comment from Bill Schott
This poem, Genius Child, is both accurate and hit and miss. When kids have high IQs, they need to also have wide support for their potential. Nothing is more common than genius derelicts.
reply by the author on 27-Aug-2024
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This poem, Genius Child, is both accurate and hit and miss. When kids have high IQs, they need to also have wide support for their potential. Nothing is more common than genius derelicts.
Comment Written 23-Aug-2024
reply by the author on 27-Aug-2024
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Bill you were so hilarious. Thank you for this wonderfully funny review that picked up my spirits.
Comment from QC Poet
No only do Genius kids tune out they often step up to greater tasks and challenges Thank you for Sharing your poem on the Genius Child a enjoyable poem to read and rate
reply by the author on 27-Aug-2024
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No only do Genius kids tune out they often step up to greater tasks and challenges Thank you for Sharing your poem on the Genius Child a enjoyable poem to read and rate
Comment Written 23-Aug-2024
reply by the author on 27-Aug-2024
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Thank you for your thoughtful comments and wonderful review
Comment from estory
Your poem here captures that daydreamer, who is leaning out of the window on the wind, drifting off into the wider expanses of imagination. Everyone goes through these moments, when you wish you were somewhere else. But you have to learn to be in the right place at the right time; there is a time for dreaming, and a time for algebra. In many ways, this reminded me of Tom Sawyer, the classic American daydreamer and wild child. estory
reply by the author on 27-Aug-2024
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Your poem here captures that daydreamer, who is leaning out of the window on the wind, drifting off into the wider expanses of imagination. Everyone goes through these moments, when you wish you were somewhere else. But you have to learn to be in the right place at the right time; there is a time for dreaming, and a time for algebra. In many ways, this reminded me of Tom Sawyer, the classic American daydreamer and wild child. estory
Comment Written 23-Aug-2024
reply by the author on 27-Aug-2024
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Thank you for your wonderful words and excellent rating
Comment from June Sargent
Unfortunately, the education system does not serve the needs of the individual child. The classes are cookie cutter ones designed for the average child. This results in the loss of those who are smarter and those who are slower. It's too bad.
reply by the author on 27-Aug-2024
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Unfortunately, the education system does not serve the needs of the individual child. The classes are cookie cutter ones designed for the average child. This results in the loss of those who are smarter and those who are slower. It's too bad.
Comment Written 23-Aug-2024
reply by the author on 27-Aug-2024
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Thank you for your wonderful words and excellent rating
Comment from Ulla
Hi Pam, I liked this poem and the subject matter. Of course, highly intelligent people will eventually get bored with the humdrum of school, because there's no challenge.
I think it should be: Because she kicked her heels and ran. All best, Ulla:)))
reply by the author on 27-Aug-2024
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Hi Pam, I liked this poem and the subject matter. Of course, highly intelligent people will eventually get bored with the humdrum of school, because there's no challenge.
I think it should be: Because she kicked her heels and ran. All best, Ulla:)))
Comment Written 23-Aug-2024
reply by the author on 27-Aug-2024
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Thank you for your wonderful comments and excellent rating
Comment from SimianSavant
The public school system in particular is rarely cut out to work with the most talented kids. In the best case, they can secure private tutors in their particular subjects of interest, and find similarly talented students, and start a business. Yeah, what we don't understand we brand as crazy, to protect our own fragile egos.
A couple small grammar things:
was bored to death with work assigned. <= the previous line refers to the school, so for clarity, perhaps try: SHE's bored to death
unfurled.. <= extra period here
Thanks for the read,
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reply by the author on 27-Aug-2024
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The public school system in particular is rarely cut out to work with the most talented kids. In the best case, they can secure private tutors in their particular subjects of interest, and find similarly talented students, and start a business. Yeah, what we don't understand we brand as crazy, to protect our own fragile egos.
A couple small grammar things:
was bored to death with work assigned. <= the previous line refers to the school, so for clarity, perhaps try: SHE's bored to death
unfurled.. <= extra period here
Thanks for the read,
🦍
Comment Written 23-Aug-2024
reply by the author on 27-Aug-2024
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Hi SS. Thanks for the catch of the extra period
on the other. I was thinking her being bored was in the past tense since she was already out of school that's why I had was there, but I went ahead and changed it anyway because I'm not sure anybody will be looking at it that closely to notice that it's in the past Again for stellar review