TYPE I:  Successful

Teacher pleasers- smart, alert, ready to please

Sacrifice creativity and autonomy for conformity

Score high on ability and achievement

Identified gifted as a reward for the kind of student they are

Need enhancement as learners, not as students

TYPE II:  Challenging

Non-conformers, rebels, don’t learn like the rest of their peers

Fight the system; frustrated that teachers don’t meet their diverse needs

Don’t reveal their creativity and autonomy; possibly more boys     

Individuality is more important than conformity

Many are not identified as gifted because of behavior and lack of control

Suffer because of lack of success

Need to learn self management and the ability to work within the system

TYPE III: Underground

Possibly more social girls in middle school

Hide their creativity and intelligence because they want to belong.

They don’t want to be gifted especially if their friends aren’t

Boys begin this in elementary school.

Need to understand self

TYPE IV:  Dropout

Dislike themselves, their teachers, and many times their parents

Beyond bored and frustrated to resentful and angry

Drop out of school early, drop out of life

Attempt or commit suicide

Can’t cope with pressures

Need early intervention focusing on the whole person, not just intellectual

TYPE V:  Twice Exceptional

Learning disabled and gifted

Hearing impaired and gifted

Other disabilities and gifted

Usually identified only for special education and not for gifted

TYPE VI:  Autonomous Learner

Comfortable as a student and a learner

Don’t sacrifice creativity while developing intellectually

Don’t sacrifice individuality for conformity

Often identified