Gifted Bullying?

Question

I just kind of wanted to know how many of us who are wrongly labeled gifted. For others out there you may know us as geeks and nerds to get that straight. Don't say anything about grouping together, because that is what we did at my school, thought our teachers told us not to, that it it would only make it worse, it was what we did we became extremely close and supported eachother in a united front. We only formed this because the other students treated us like oucast, all of us had experienced it during our school life, and even though you may think we are smarter than you, that our brains are bigger than other peoples, we couldn't take it.. We kept it to ourselves for a while, tried to deal with it on our own, afraid to go for help. Then a teacher discovered one of us passing a note thatn I think had something about the problem on it. One of our teachers talked to us about it, and 4 of my friends were in tears as we talked about it, including myself.
Please Express on the issue.

Answer 1

I know they are trying to stamp out bullying in schools. I was a "nerd" in school and we were bullied constantly. I hope it has changed some for you but if not keep your eye on the prize ! School does not last for ever . I know it is your whole life for now but this to will pass. When you get out of school you will end up at the top! College is where you will rule and for the rest of your life ! Nerds get the best jobs the prettiest women and the best of everything ! Some are having their glory days now and they will burn out before you know it. You on the other hand have just started to glow you days are still ahead of you ! Just try to hold on and know in your heart the world values you and your accomplishments will go much further that football or cheer leading !

Answer 2

I commiserate with you. I myself was one of the 'chief geeks' at my school, excelling in nearly all my subjects ---lets discard gym for the moment, shall we?---and my friends and I suffered greatly because we were placed in advanced classes. When we entered eigth grade we were all taking a high school course in Geometry Honors, prepping for Trig Honors. We went into high school with enough math to meet the graduation requirements, and swept up all the honors classes available. Teachers trifled with our time after we progessed too quickly, and many of the instructors would grow angry with us when we excelled too quickly or realized something they had not.

There was one teacher in particular that I remember--We'll just call her Mrs. L-- who taught seventh grade math. At the time my friends and I were in Honors Algebra, the exact same course the high schoolers were taking, complete with finals and high school transcripts. Mrs. L spent all out forty minutes drinking iced tea and yelling at us if we breathed too loudly. Forty minutes of pure homework, everyday. And it would take the best and brightest of us another two and a half--on average--after school to complete it. She would not even rise to read off the answers--she had a student do that. Twice, sometimes three times, a week we would have a quiz. Every week and a half there was a chapter test that was, on average, eight to nine pages long, with about ten or so problems per page. These tests would span three days (the longest lasted all of one working week and half of the next) during which we would spend the whole math periods frantically writing, then skip lunch each day and come in to continue working.

It was a nightmare.

Mrs. L refused to teach, and would lock students in a closet if they objected to frequently. Unfortunately, she was tenured, so a permanent fixture in the classroom.

Another teacher, same year, enjoyed taunting us by saying that we thought we were better than everyone else and that her expectations were at the college level. Not fun.

The year before, sixth grade, it was everyone's first year in Junior High. The second week of the year, we get locked out of our first period/homeroom classroom. We were all quite excited, and stood debating--granted, somewhat loudly--who should go to the office. Another teacher comes up to us, screams at us that we ought to know what to do because we're gifted, and gives half of us detentions.

And to think, those are only the teachers.

I've found many adults in positions of power unwillingly to listen to a Gifted student's complaints. We get pushed around, ganged up on, and all manner of unacceptable things. Yet no one helps us. And if we fight back, we recieve reprimandations, yet the others recieve nothing. One time, a friend of mine was cornered by three of the non-Gifted students. It was lunch, and they started beating upon him. Three teachers abandoned their posts by the doors and came over to watch. TO WATCH. They noted he was a Gifted student (they asked both him and his tormentors), then stood four feet away and watched the three other boys beat him up, referrals in hand. As soon as he struck out against them, they suddenly took an interest, sent the three other boys to the nurse, and issued him a Saturday detention. Note: he was bleeding, they were not.

So yes, I think we Gifted ARE bullied. TREMENDOUSLY. And I don't think many of the teachers are doing anything to help.

And we join together because, as you said, we are a united front. And often times, no one else with join with us.

Answer 3

well, im gifted...and i get called a nerd by my bro cuz hes like way off...but im fine as long as i have friends.