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"There's lots of men out there who like intelligent women, are starving for a partner they can have an intelligent conversation with, even if there weren't I'd still disagree with the dumbing down to get a man…"
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Marchez Sullaphen replied to Edith Burke's discussion research in the group The Gifted Adult
"Hi I think that your research is very intersting and very improtant.First off I can tell you that In South Africa,where I live in there are alot of gifted people that go unrecognised I for one am one of those people.   I believe that gidtedness…"
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"Thanks for the reply, K.C.   I read a book last year, I don’t remember the title, where a prep school teacher was interviewed about her students. She said that the IQ’s of her students (which were known to her) were irrelevant to…"
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K.C. Stephens replied to Edith Burke's discussion research in the group The Gifted Adult
"I'm with you Nebbykoo, being gifted is another label that feels like a box and I don't like being in a box.  It just doesn't feel comfortable to be defined by another's idea of why I am the way I am.  I'm still not…"
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Nebbykoo replied to Edith Burke's discussion research in the group The Gifted Adult
"I never considered myself gifted at all. I thought I was rather stupid as a child. even now, I find that I bridle a little at the word itself, as if it's something that belongs to others, and that I don't deserve to wear. And yet, despite…"
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"I think that might be more conjecture than empirical fact, simply because type blood is the most frequent. For instance, type O + blood is anywhere from 37 (Caucasian) to 59% of the population…"
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"Just a thought- Dr. Peter D'Adamo wrote a book- eat right for your blood type- where he suggested that o blood types were the most direct descendents of prolonged "hunter gatherers" - those who did not move into agriculture- wonder if…"
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Hiding in the open

Posted on January 17, 2012 at 19:53 3 Comments

I have begun to read the blogs posted here- and am again struck with the level at which we hide who we are- from ourselves as well as from others. There appears to be, based on conversations I have had with others, a great deal of shame related to being exceptionally intelligent. This seems true especially for adults who were raised without the benefit of "gifted programs", or for children who stood out even within the programs for the gifted that they attended.

I find myself quite…

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At 10:47 on January 11, 2012, Dan F said…

Welcome to MGL, Edith.  Please let me know if you have any questions or suggestions.

At 14:23 on January 11, 2012, Edith Burke said…

Thank you

At 15:19 on January 17, 2012, Sciencemama said…

Edith,

I just checked out Smart GIrls: A New Psychology of Girls, Giftedness, and Women from my library.  It's a 20 year follow-up of the women from Smart Girls, Gifted Women and it includes the research from the first book as well as new insights Barbara Kerr discovered. 

It's really generating a lot of thought in me, especially since I have three gifted daughters and really, very little clue about how to guide them into strong, confident women and help them thrive while teaching them it's still very much okay to be female.

I only know the choices that I made, and it was not without periods of extreme self-doubt.

I grew up in a very abusive, dysfunctional home that not only didn't support my intellectual needs, but my intelligence was frequently denigrated (though my younger brother got treated very differently - and he's got his law degree to prove it).  It was a very hostile and (physically, emotionally and psychologically) dangerous environment to grow up in. 

I've had many male mentors, but I think it's high time I find some female mentors (even if it's through books) to help me guide my daughters. 

At 15:20 on January 17, 2012, Sciencemama said…

And thank you very much for the recommendation. 

At 15:42 on January 17, 2012, Edith Burke said…

My experiences run along the same line- My father told me that it did not matter where I went to college, because I would just be getting married anyway. While he pushed my three brothers to get a good college education, my sisters and I were destined to be nurses or teachers, and were expected to have very short careers.

You have inspired me to start a group.

One of the things I want to research is the outcomes for women who did/do not have the support or funding behind them to obtain an education. I know many who dropped out of high school and had 2 or 3 children by the time they were 20. I also wonder what percent of women in AA, NA, or co-dependency meetings have superior levels of intelligence.

At 16:13 on January 17, 2012, Sciencemama said…

Edith -

I can honestly say I'm rather inspired by you and your work.  I actually sense that there could be a powerful potential alliance developing here. 

I have a million things I'm thinking about, and will soon be organizing them into a forum post and/or a blog post.

I'd be interested in what your research discovers.

But for now, I have to run.  I'll be back later.

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