Genius Child
A genius gets bored with school37 total reviews
Comment from CrystieCookie999
I liked reading this poem. I know my younger brother had a hard time with public school and ended up getting a computer degree and now makes about three to four times what I do.
Suggestion:
Her spirits want to glide and soar,
Change 'spirits' to singular 'spirit' and then change 'want' to 'wants'
so:
Her spirit wants to glide and soar
reply by the author on 27-Aug-2024
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I liked reading this poem. I know my younger brother had a hard time with public school and ended up getting a computer degree and now makes about three to four times what I do.
Suggestion:
Her spirits want to glide and soar,
Change 'spirits' to singular 'spirit' and then change 'want' to 'wants'
so:
Her spirit wants to glide and soar
Comment Written 22-Aug-2024
reply by the author on 27-Aug-2024
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Thank you for your wonderful comments your suggestions and the excellent rating
Comment from Aussie
Your poem resonated with me, I was totally bored with all of it. Except for Home Economics where we got to make it and then eat it! My brain never stops, and I get bored with those who are below my intellectual level. So, for this lifetime, patience has been my lesson. Thanks for sharing. K xx
reply by the author on 27-Aug-2024
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Your poem resonated with me, I was totally bored with all of it. Except for Home Economics where we got to make it and then eat it! My brain never stops, and I get bored with those who are below my intellectual level. So, for this lifetime, patience has been my lesson. Thanks for sharing. K xx
Comment Written 22-Aug-2024
reply by the author on 27-Aug-2024
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me too thank you for your wonderful comments and excellent rating
Comment from Sarah Sandison
I could have wept reading this as it is tragically very true. I work with so many young people who are branded as 'the problem' when the education system is the problem. Not everyone conforms to the academic expectations as a child and it's so sad that a lot of the UK society end up in crime because none of their strengths were nurtured. Beautiful depiction of sad facts.
reply by the author on 31-Aug-2024
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I could have wept reading this as it is tragically very true. I work with so many young people who are branded as 'the problem' when the education system is the problem. Not everyone conforms to the academic expectations as a child and it's so sad that a lot of the UK society end up in crime because none of their strengths were nurtured. Beautiful depiction of sad facts.
Comment Written 22-Aug-2024
reply by the author on 31-Aug-2024
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How are you involved in education system? Were you a teacher? I think teachers are so valuable because a good one can change a child's life. Just as a good science teacher change my daughter's life. She thought she was stupid and she is anything, but. She's a whiz.
Thank you for your wonderful comments and for the extra star. It is much appreciated.
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Hi, I am a safeguarding children's nurse with a history in social work so have contact with many children who are simply misunderstood. I'm so glad your daughter had someone who believed in her at school and made a positive difference in her life :)
Comment from Jacob1395
This is why children should never be given up on, especially if it seems as though they aren't interested in education. I loved it when I left school 13 years ago now, but I do wish now that I'd tried harder. An excellent piece Pam.
reply by the author on 27-Aug-2024
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This is why children should never be given up on, especially if it seems as though they aren't interested in education. I loved it when I left school 13 years ago now, but I do wish now that I'd tried harder. An excellent piece Pam.
Comment Written 22-Aug-2024
reply by the author on 27-Aug-2024
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Thank you for your wonderful, thoughtful comments
Comment from Wendy G
An excellent poem, and unfortunately it is a truth that most children of very superior intelligence are bored at school, and often labelled as behaviour problems because they don't conform into the "One size fits all" requirement that many teachers have. How much brilliance has been lost? We'll never know. But no one who is gifted should have to settle for the ordinary. I wish I had a six for you for htis very well-written and insightful poem. Autobiographical, perhaps?
Wendy
reply by the author on 27-Aug-2024
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An excellent poem, and unfortunately it is a truth that most children of very superior intelligence are bored at school, and often labelled as behaviour problems because they don't conform into the "One size fits all" requirement that many teachers have. How much brilliance has been lost? We'll never know. But no one who is gifted should have to settle for the ordinary. I wish I had a six for you for htis very well-written and insightful poem. Autobiographical, perhaps?
Wendy
Comment Written 22-Aug-2024
reply by the author on 27-Aug-2024
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Maybe a little bit of biographical. But I had the double whammy of being bipolar as well, which causes fidgetiness. Thank you for your thoughtful comments.
Comment from Marilyn Hamilton
I loved this poem. With beautiful flow and rhyme you told the story plainly of what happens to so many smart children who aren't challenged in schools. Our school system has let them down and our country will suffer as a result of wasting so many minds.
reply by the author on 27-Aug-2024
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I loved this poem. With beautiful flow and rhyme you told the story plainly of what happens to so many smart children who aren't challenged in schools. Our school system has let them down and our country will suffer as a result of wasting so many minds.
Comment Written 22-Aug-2024
reply by the author on 27-Aug-2024
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Thank you for your thoughtful comments and your excellent rating
Comment from Michele Harber
Interesting premise. Just as students who learn at a slower pace require specially geared programs, so, too, do those who learn at a faster pace. While it's nice to read that the character found happiness after leaving school, as a reader, I felt a bit cheated never actually being told what she did and how "She runs with winds through rainbow skies." While the story is happy and uplifting, written with your usual skill in rhyme and meter, I did feel it raised more questions than it answered.
reply by the author on 27-Aug-2024
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Interesting premise. Just as students who learn at a slower pace require specially geared programs, so, too, do those who learn at a faster pace. While it's nice to read that the character found happiness after leaving school, as a reader, I felt a bit cheated never actually being told what she did and how "She runs with winds through rainbow skies." While the story is happy and uplifting, written with your usual skill in rhyme and meter, I did feel it raised more questions than it answered.
Comment Written 22-Aug-2024
reply by the author on 27-Aug-2024
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hi Michele. you are the only one who asked about this I don't know where she went. My purpose was simply to show that she was no longer in school Thank you for your wonderful comments
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You're welcome. I'm sorry I didn't get to your last post yet, but I've been busy preparing for my upcoming trip.
Have you had your operation yet and, if so, how did it go? The fact that you're replying to reviews would suggest it went well.
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I can't reply to reviews because I can use the microphone I don't have to type. It's a little bit easier than doing reviews. My surgery was on August 22.
congratulations on winning the Pamu poem
contest. I think there were only three entries.
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It's great that you can do that. We were definitely born in the right day and age.
I'm glad the surgery went well. I hope your recovery is relatively quick and easy.
Thanks for the congratulations. It's funny. Five people signed up, but only three of us actually submitted entries.
Comment from Jesse James Doty
I found your notes after the poem more interesting than the piece itself. Both Ben Franklin and Albert Einstein dropped out of high school and they were geniuses. What does that say about the high schools? They should give special attention to the geniuses in the classroom. I don't know if I am as smart as they were but I was also bored when going to elementary or high school.
I didn't drop out but lost interest until much later when I entered college as a returning student. Then, I was ready to learn. Maybe we need to let the children choose when and where they want to learn.
We need to find solutions that help our society as well as the children.
Jesse
reply by the author on 27-Aug-2024
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I found your notes after the poem more interesting than the piece itself. Both Ben Franklin and Albert Einstein dropped out of high school and they were geniuses. What does that say about the high schools? They should give special attention to the geniuses in the classroom. I don't know if I am as smart as they were but I was also bored when going to elementary or high school.
I didn't drop out but lost interest until much later when I entered college as a returning student. Then, I was ready to learn. Maybe we need to let the children choose when and where they want to learn.
We need to find solutions that help our society as well as the children.
Jesse
Comment Written 21-Aug-2024
reply by the author on 27-Aug-2024
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Thank you for your wonderful, thoughtful comments, and your excellent rating. I'm finally able to concentrate enough to respond to reviews since I can use the microphone.
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Yay! I am happy for you! Now you can concentrate on what we write in our reviews.
Jesse
Comment from Patty Mazzurco
This truly resonates with me. It beautifully captures the frustration of a bright student trapped in a system that doesn't nurture her talents. The way you contrast her rich inner world with the stifling reality of her education feels so real and poignant. I can almost see her taking flight, leaving behind the mundane and embracing her true self. It's a powerful reminder of the joy and freedom that comes from breaking away and following one's own path.
reply by the author on 27-Aug-2024
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This truly resonates with me. It beautifully captures the frustration of a bright student trapped in a system that doesn't nurture her talents. The way you contrast her rich inner world with the stifling reality of her education feels so real and poignant. I can almost see her taking flight, leaving behind the mundane and embracing her true self. It's a powerful reminder of the joy and freedom that comes from breaking away and following one's own path.
Comment Written 21-Aug-2024
reply by the author on 27-Aug-2024
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Thank you for your appointment lovely comments, and your excellent rating
Comment from patcelaw
It is a shame that schools would Sean a girl who is very intelligent. My oldest daughter graduated from high school with a perfect 4.0 grade average and was the validity of a class of over 500 and it seemed that many of those teachers did not understand, the bids of her mind. Patricia.
reply by the author on 27-Aug-2024
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It is a shame that schools would Sean a girl who is very intelligent. My oldest daughter graduated from high school with a perfect 4.0 grade average and was the validity of a class of over 500 and it seemed that many of those teachers did not understand, the bids of her mind. Patricia.
Comment Written 21-Aug-2024
reply by the author on 27-Aug-2024
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Thank you for your wonderful comments and your Daughter story