‘You're not gifted, you're just lazy’: Student blames teacher for his rejection from a ‘gifted students' program, teacher claims he was never a good enough student to get accepted

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Jun 6, 2024 5:00 PM EDT

Every parent believes their kid is the smartest and most talented kid of all. Some parents, actually do end up with a so-called 'gifted' child that is smarter than others in their same age group, but in most cases, the parents simply see what they want to see, and they end up setting their kids up for disappointment.

The mom in this Reddit story did just that, as she claimed her son was a gifted child ever since he was a toddler. With no real evidence to actually prove the kid was talented, he simply grew up believing he was smarter than the rest and hardly doing any work to prove it. But that bubble soon burst in his face when he was rejected for a 'gifted students program'. However, instead of realizing he should work harder, the student decided to blame his teacher for his rejection.

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    Student blaming me for not getting accepted into gifted program (I'm cackling)
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    Does not hand in assignments. Does not talk in class/participate in discussions. Goes home early every day. Asks to do assignments weeks/months past the due date. Hands in subpar work
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    when the assignments are submitted, months late, after begging to do them to fix a mark. Will not participate in gym. Won't work in groups. Puts headphones in the moment any confrontation is
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    happening (between him and someone, me and him, two totally random students). When sent to office repeatedly LEAVES THE SCHOOL so no longer an option. Student then asks me to write a referral to be considered
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    for the gifted program at the high school he is attending. I had to try so hard not to laugh. His mom claims he was assessed as gifted as a toddler. I cannot believe that at all. He has not once shown me he's
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    anything more than average in any work he does. I filled it in. Didn't lie. Gave his averages and grades. Student doesn't get accepted (shocking) and is now blaming me. Going as far as to have
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    numerous toddler like meltdowns and having to be sent home because he's inconsolable. Because I "ruined his whole life”…...
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    I forgot to add, I thought something was maybe going on in his home life earlier in the year and did talk to his previous teachers that were still in our building. Both said that he actually used to be worse. But
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    both also said that mom played the gifted card on them. There is no paperwork provided to the school that specifies he is actually gifted in any way. But there does not seem to be any
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    red flags of anything at home, just that they genuinely think he is gifted. I also forgot to add when we go to gym he has tried on numerous occasions to hide in a cupboard. Like a toddler, again.
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    BJazz710 3 days ago Sounds like the cognitive dissonance is strong with this one.
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    mumahhh · 3 days ago I hate it when people say that the students who are gifted are bored and that's why they don't do the work. That may very well be true, but there are plenty of gifted kids who also do the work. They're the
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    ones who should get the first spots in gifted programs. And they're the ones that are going to rule the world because they get work done. When you consider what real life is like, most of it is drudgery and we have moments where we can shine.
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    firstwench OP. 3 days ago I don't even get how this kid could pull the bored card because he doesn't even try until it's far too late to try. And | I make exciting assignments! I work my behind off to make my classes interesting so these kids actually give a i, try, and want to come to school and learn
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    Workacct1999 · 3 days ago I have encountered a couple of very very bright kids who underperformed due to boredom in my twenty years of teaching, but it is literally only two kids. The rest use being "Gifted" as an excuse to be lazy. Most truly "Gifted" (I hate that word) kids get A's on everything without even trying.
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    MostGood Person · 3 days ago Sort of a similar situation. A student of mine applied for our Honors class next year. He does have an ALP, but was in my regular level class this year. This semester he finished with an F. Didn't do work, the work he did do was very obviously AI, was all around lazy.
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    And of course Mom made a stink about it. "How can he have an F? Google classroom says everything was turned in?!" Yep. Turned in blank, incomplete, AI, etc.
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    firstwench OP. 3 days ago This kid hasn't even bothered with the AI attempts, I'm a little shocked. I've caught a few of my lower kids trying to get away with that
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    • Infamous_Fault8353 3 days ago How dare you. He is a very gifted toddler! /s 134 Reply Share firstwench OP. 3 days ago And she won't even present this paper work. I have a feeling she decided he was gifted.
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    Losing Nirvana - 3 days ago Oh no it's the consequences of my actions
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    MakeItAll1 3 days ago Of course they blame you. It takes the heat off them. It's so much easier. "Teacher doesn't like me so I didn't get into the gifted program." than it is to say "I didn't complete all my assignments and got low grades. It is my fault."
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    firstwench OP · 3 days ago I just find it hilarious. I didn't even have an option to write anything in, just give his class averages and present his "best work" which I did. His best work was a 75% math test, a social studies poster I wouldn't even
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    say was complete but the info he did have was good, just unfinished after 4 months, and then one writing piece that again, not great with lots of grammar/punctuation/wrong versions of their/there errors, but still his best work.
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    South-Lab-3991 - 3 days ago I had a student this year who fancied himself as being some kind of prodigy. He would tell me to my face how beneath him the work was. He ended the marking period with like a 32%. Until you actually
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    lift a finger to prove otherwise, you're just another lazy teenager with an attitude problem, not some kind of misunderstood genius.
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    firstwench OP. 3 days ago This is exactly the same scenario. Except mine doesn't comment on the working being beneath him, he just doesn't do it until it's a month overdue.
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    herpderpley 3 days ago No effort, no reward. Life is not an orchestra you conduct.
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