Characteristic
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Positive Side
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Negative Side
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Knows without working hard, learns rapidly
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Learns quickly, no repetition needed, retains well
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Gets bored easily, disruptive, resists work, will monopolize discussions
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Reads intensely, advanced vocabulary
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Communicates well, speaks and reads beyond grade level
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Show off, evokes resentment of others, neglects other responsibilities
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Curious with variety of interests
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Asks questions, gets excited to learn something new
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Can go on tangents and not follow through when another idea becomes the new passion
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Works independently, individualistic
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Needs little guidance, creates and invents beyond requirement, knows uniqueness, assertive
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Does not like to work with people/groups and may refuse to work with others, stubborn in beliefs
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Alert, observant, problem solver
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Can recognize and solve the problem,
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Impolitely corrects adults, interferes
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High achiever
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Does the skill well and strives to be the best
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Brags, egotistical, impatient with others
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Good sense of humor
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Laughs at self, intellectual humor
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Peers may not get humor as an adult might, can be cruel to others, sarcastic
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Perfectionist
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Exceptional accomplishment
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Can’t handle mistakes, hard on self, anxiety
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Aesthetic insight
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Appreciates the arts, beauty, nature
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Can be critical, judgmental
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