My gifted students are curious individuals that have a passion for learning. My students are continuously asking questions to gain greater insight and depth. Surface level knowledge is not appealing to them which makes my heart happy! My students and I have established a classroom environment where we don’t fixate on the product (the grades); we focus on the process. I do not get the question, “is that for a grade?” We’ve established that it’s okay to make mistakes and mess up. We do not need to be perfect 100% of the time. I would like to say my students feel safe and can be themselves. They do not feel like they have to act a certain way because of their “label”. We embrace the learning and not perfectionism. Since we have established this environment, our class truly feels like a family. My gifted students are truly amazing young adults.
