| BRIGHT CHILD |
GIFTED LEARNER |
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Knows the answers
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Asks the questions
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Is interested
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Is highly curious
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Is attentive
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Is mentally and physically involved
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Has good ideas
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Has wild, silly ideas
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Works hard
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Plays around, yet tests well
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Answers the questions
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Discusses in detail, elaborates
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Top group
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Beyond the group
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Listens with interest
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Shows strong feeling / opinions
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Learns with ease
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Already knows
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6-8 repetitions for mastery
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1-2 repetitions for mastery
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Understands ideas
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Constructs abstractions
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Enjoys peers
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Prefers adults
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Grasps the meaning
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Draws inferences
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Completes assignments
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Initiates projects
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Is receptive
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Is intense
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Copies accurately
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Creates a new design
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Enjoys school
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Enjoys learning
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Absorbs information
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Manipulates information
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Technician
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Inventor
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Good memorizer
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Good guesser
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Enjoys straightforward
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Thrives on complexity
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Is alert
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Is keenly observant
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Is pleased with own learning
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Is highly self-critical
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