"dsi1" > wrote in message
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On Sunday, March 27, 2016 at 2:48:14 PM UTC-10, John Kuthe wrote:
> On Sunday, March 27, 2016 at 6:43:57 PM UTC-6, Bruce wrote:
> > On Sun, 27 Mar 2016 17:25:28 -0700 (PDT), John Kuthe
> > > wrote:
> >
> > >On Sunday, March 27, 2016 at 5:12:15 PM UTC-6, Julie Bove wrote:
> > >...
> > >> No. I mean that the Sanders supporters I know are very intelligent.
> > >
> > >Thank you! :-)
> >
> > You already knew that. You're extremely intelligent and a Registered
> > Nurse to boot!
> >
> > --
> > Bruce
>
> I know. For years people have remembered that I was a very smart kid. So I
> got used to thinking that too, and it appears I am too! I perform well on
> standardized testing, even nursing school! So compliments on my
> intelligence really don't make me feel anything, because I know it's true!
>
> John Kuthe...

This is the reason why kids should not be told they're special or smart or
pretty or talented. They grow up thinking that they really are special
because they're smart or pretty or talented. Once you reach adulthood, all
the accolades stop and you start to wonder why people don't think you're so
special anymore. Raising kids to believe they're special pretty much always
messes kids up kids when they reach adulthood. Well that's my theory and I'm
sticking to it!

I know someone who tested as a genius early on. People never let him forget
it. He was put into school early, despite being advised not to do this to
him. Went off to college at 16. Then things began to go wrong. I won't
get into all of that.

He's an adult now and hates it when people refer to him as a genius because
more often than not, their expectations of him are far too high. They seem
to think that he should be an expert at everything. And he isn't.