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[archangelphoenix666]

Whenever I turn off my vacuum I can't help but feel guilty cause it sounds so disappointed when it gets turned off

[my-claude-faustus]

sephenas tardis has landed in london 2014 in a mansion. this is queit new, I sence the presense of a red eye, a demon. Sephena: hello there sir, so can you tell is this your mansion?

Claude looked up from his book that he was reading. He just happened to be sitting on the grass outside when he noticed the female and her tardis. "Hello. Yes, this is my mansion... Who might you be and what business do you have?" He stood up, eyeing her curiously.

[danceondeadmen]

Yooooooo why is everyone else on Tumblr so hot and then there's potato me like merhhhhh

[jaydes-mischief-blog]

Made a separate blog for my personal rantings so y'all don't have to see them anymore and they wont depress anyone :) 

[kykyrose]

Thoughts

I've been thinking about this post. And I guess I just have a lot of thoughts.

Because I was a "gifted kid" for whatever that was worth. But I'm also a teacher's daughter, and that means that I've seen (and heard about) a lot of things.

And I get both sides of the argument.

Being "gifted" is really just a fancy label (and really, they determine it when you're in kindergarten so how much does it really mean?)  that people read too much into. It comes with perks, but it also comes with expectations. And let me tell you something, we were all competing to be the best and people get nasty. And then people who were "regular" look at you with disdain. And it is shitty. I could talk for days about the shit people say, but that's not the point. The point is that you can't blame "gifted" kids for being "gifted" or for taking advantage of opportunities presented to them. Speaking from personal experience I wasn't in a class that wasn't "gifted" (outside of electives) starting from the 3rd grade and going until 11th and I really didn't realize how different the atmosphere was. And I can't say that one was better than the other, just more comfortable to me because it was what I knew.

So here is what I have learned about kids who are "regular", I hope you are ready for this...MOST OF THEM DON'T GIVE A DAMN BECAUSE TOO MANY PEOPLE HAVE TOLD THEM THAT THEY ARE STUPID. The idea of anyone telling a child that they aren't smart enough makes me angry, because it is so baseless and degrading. But kids hear it so much that they start to believe it, and is it really surprising then that they don't put as much into their work (or even resent other kids who are told that they are smart)? And this definitely doesn't apply to all "regular" kids, because plenty of them re highly motivated and do exceptionally well, but a large portion don't even try.

The system is flawed, and it doesn't actually start at school, it starts at home. But then you add in a school system so set on, not just dividing students up, but on establishing an academic hierarchy, and no one benefits from it.

And I don't know if this had a point, or if it actually went anywhere, but I just had to say it.

[sushimon]

My last summer christmas for a couple of years! Woo! Bring on the snow! Maybe I'll actually enjoy it... Who knows.

[betterhealing]

OOC;

Alrighty people, I've being dragged away to see if the medication they put me on is actually helping or if the hospital is going to switch me to something else.

And then maybe foods. Foods is gooood.

I'll be back later with all the replies I owe~ And possibly more angst I'm on a roll.

To all new followers; hello there! I'm Lloyd, it's a pleasure to meet you all. If you'd like a thread just hit me up - I'm not the fastest replier considering I'm in the hospital atm but I'm always interested in new threads and try my best with what I'm able to right now.