A gifted child's family always prizes his or her abilities. Gifted kids need to serve as examples to others and they should always assume extra responsibility. This can lead to fear of failure and can interfere with their achievement in and out of school. The social and emotional development of a gifted child may not be at the same level as their intellectual development. Gifted kids may experience heightened sensitivity to their own expectations and those of others, producing constant guilt over achievements or grades perceived to be low.
Leapers often can t say how they got a right answer.
Mappers may get lost in the steps leading to the right answer. Their boredom can result in low achievement and grades. In school, gifted kids may need real problems to work on in order to achieve at high levels. Gifted students often refuse to work for grades alone. Gifted kids often think abstractly and with such complexity that they may need help with study and test taking skills.