To tell or not to tell: It’s the question every parent of a gifted child must answer sooner or later. I am asked at least five times a week! So, I have formed what I call the Purple Goldfish Theory.
Gifted kids are like purple goldfish. They spend all day swimming along in school with all the other goldfish. But unlike the other fish, they are purple — and they swim backward! They know they’re different from the other kids. No one has to tell them; they realize it on their own. And while purple goldfish know they are different, they don’t necessarily know they are gifted.