On Sunday, March 27, 2016 at 7:00:30 PM UTC-10, Julie Bove wrote:
> "dsi1" <dsi> wrote in message
> ...
> 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.

Is there anything sadder than being a young adult and have the feeling that your best days are behind you instead of before you? I think not.