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Being the Class Clown is Demonstrating Gifted Overexcitabilities.
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Do you have a class clown? My oldest child is one, my husband still is one, and I was once one.
Research is finally getting around to proving what I have always known: the Class Clown is the smartest kid in the class. The class clown is not the kid who is struggling with the material; they are actually demonstrating their engagement with the material. They are showing their interest in the subject they are being taught. All too often, the issue is that the material is being taught too slowly or with too little depth for their curious mind. Being a jokester is a way for them to get more information on the topic and increase their engagement.
What do our systems do? They punish the child for engaging. It is time for this to end. The person with the power to end it is not the child; it is you, the parent, working with the teacher. If the teacher will not hear your feedback, here are a few resources you can provide to support your request.
https://futurism.com/the-byte/class-clowns-smartest-people
https://studyfinds.org/class-clowns-intelligent-students/
https://observer.com/2011/10/nea-study-reveals-artists-are-smarter-more-entrepreneurial-than-average-people/
https://youtu.be/UhlNwAFi7Hg
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