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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How do YOU define “Giftedness”? |
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Posted: Yesterday, 12:20 pm
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Replies: 36
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Aunt Eller:
I’d like to teach you all a little sayin’,
And learn the words by heart the way you should.
“I don’t say I’m no better than anybody else,
But I’ll be damned if I ain’t jist as good!”
- Rodgers and Hammerstein - The Farmer and the Cowman (Should be Friends) |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How do YOU define “Giftedness”? |
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Posted: Yesterday, 7:34 am
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Replies: 36
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| This is a link to the page about Gifted education in our area in Pennsylvania in the USA. https://www.pasd.com/academics/gifted_education As I said, since this is a public school the Gifted program is related to the Law “The term mentally gifted includes a person who has an IQ of 130 or higher or ot... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How do YOU define “Giftedness”? |
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Posted: Yesterday, 7:11 am
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| I think it is too easy to say IQ is meaningless. For me, one way it matters is that it helps me to explain to my two sons who struggle with school that they are not “dumb” or “stupid”. In fact they have above average intelligence but also have specific areas of challenge. (One is diagnosed ADHD and ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How do YOU define “Giftedness”? |
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Posted: 22 Apr 2024, 6:42 pm
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| If you are talking about school in the USA… It varies by state. A Gifted program means (usually) anywhere from 80 to 90 percentile in your IQ scores and/or standardized test. This is usually written into law, and all the public schools in that state will stay close to that. If they are going by IQ t... |
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Forum: Off the Wall: Forum Games, Quizzes, Roleplaying, etc. Topic: Images in Numbers |
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Posted: 22 Apr 2024, 11:36 am
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Replies: 6,063
Views: 186,076
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Ms. Frizzle |
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Posted: 22 Apr 2024, 7:52 am
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Replies: 10
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| Am I the only one who remembers “Mission Magic” another show, a cartoon about a magic red headed teacher who took her class on magic field trips? She could draw a magic door on the blackboard and it would open to adventure. The kids in the class even looked the same, one kid with a ball cap (who has... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Ms. Frizzle |
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Posted: 21 Apr 2024, 7:59 am
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Replies: 10
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| At the beginning of the year there is a blanket permission slip for all field trips. Parents have to sign it or the kid is transferred to another class for kids the same age. There is also an activity fee, that helps to pay for maintenance on the bus. There is also a waiver for the kids to travel in... |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: Has 'Chat GPT' proven helpful? |
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Posted: 20 Apr 2024, 1:07 pm
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Replies: 27
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| Me: If ChatGPT is sometimes wrong about facts, what are some ways to verify and fact check what ChatGPT tells me? ChatGPT: 1. Consult Reliable Sources : Cross-check the information provided by ChatGPT with reputable and trustworthy sources such as established news outlets, academic journals, officia... |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: Has 'Chat GPT' proven helpful? |
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Posted: 20 Apr 2024, 12:48 pm
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Replies: 27
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| ^ unfortunate to be sure. ChatGPT and I came up with a new branding for French audiences: Ladies and gentlemen, mesdames et messieurs, presenting to you, the one and only RaconteurGPTique! cue dramatic flair and jazz hands RaconteurGPTique: Clears throat dramatically Ah, bonjour, bonjour! Allow me t... |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: Has 'Chat GPT' proven helpful? |
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Posted: 19 Apr 2024, 10:07 pm
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Replies: 27
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It is crazy spooky smart and crazy spooky dumb too.
It helps me to stay on track with remote work. It also helps me to get off track easily.
It is amazing how it can get right answers with just a little information. It is also amazing how it can be wrong and stubborn about it. |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: The unpopular WP members club |
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Posted: 17 Apr 2024, 10:57 am
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Replies: 6,409
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| Here (I feel like people purposely ignore me due to my obsession coming off as out of context...) Frankly: we are all a little weird here. Just putting us all together doesn’t magically fix that. It is entirely ok with me if Elmer Fudd is your special interest. I am a classic animation buff my self... |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: Social skills shouldn't be required to succeed in college |
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Posted: 16 Apr 2024, 8:25 am
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Replies: 22
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| ^ I promise I am not a robot. I can PM you my credentials as a human and my real name, address, a photo of my drivers license. How about the person sitting next to you in class? Or the teacher? Or a teacher of one of the other classes you take? Or (most colleges have this) some one at the writing ce... |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: Social skills shouldn't be required to succeed in college |
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Posted: 15 Apr 2024, 8:45 pm
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| I know you need social skills in life, and at least basic stuff in school. But if I'm smart enough to learn everything it's not fair for me to fail just because I can't act neurotypical. I need to interview someone for an assignment; they assume you have lots of friends and there must be someone yo... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Scientists Discover Link Between Cats & Schizophrenia |
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Posted: 15 Apr 2024, 8:34 pm
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Replies: 21
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| I’ve met some cats like that. |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: is christianity a religion for neurotypicals? |
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Posted: 14 Apr 2024, 7:48 pm
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Replies: 106
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| ^ trust me: atheists can be plenty rigid in their thinking. If I am a Christian and I think I am right, and you are not a Christian and you think you are right, how exactly does that make one of us more rigid than the other? The true story of the grandfather’s clock. When I was a boy there was a clo... |
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Forum: Off the Wall: Forum Games, Quizzes, Roleplaying, etc. Topic: Images in Numbers |
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Posted: 14 Apr 2024, 7:17 pm
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Replies: 6,063
Views: 186,076
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