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Characteristic of Twice-exceptional Children

  • They perform well in some classes and poorly in others. They perform well in the area of their giftedness but do poorly in the areas affected by their learning disability.
  • Many twice-exceptional students do poorly at rote memorization.
  • They have difficulty completing easy assignments but do well with more difficult concepts.
  • These students have periods of “spaceiness” or “glazed look” during which time they are in deep thought.
  • One of the most perplexing characteristics is that they can be hyperactive at times but also have periods of deep concentration to the point that they shut out the rest of the world.
  • Many of these students do not perform well on timed tests because they analyze the questions to a much greater depth than the average student.
  • Problems with eye hand coordination or fine motor skills make it difficult for some of these students to take notes in class.

Strengths and Weakness of Twice-exceptional Children

Twice- exceptional children often have much stronger oral language in contrast to their written language. They think in higher-level concepts and as mentioned above they do not do well with rote memorization.

Their long-term memory is much stronger than their short-term memory.

Why Cyberbullying can be Referred to as “Unimagined Cruelty”

Discuss at least five reasons as to why cyberbullying can be referred to as “unimagined cruelty”.

Who do you think is responsible to address the issues of cyberbullying?

Cyberbullying has raised serious issues for law enforcement, school officials, child protection, parental supervision and freedom of speech advocates. These issues are being addressed in a variety of ways in different situations and locations. A social dilemma exists that has not been resolved. Many school administrators believe that the school cannot and should not be held responsible for every message that every student sends from their home computer. That is a daunting responsibility for our schools to assume.

On the other hand, many students who are being victimized by cyberbullying are reluctant to share that information with their parents in fear that the computer or cell phone will be taken off limits for them. Most parents are not savvy about the various ways that electronic technology can be used to inflict trauma and don’t know how to monitor their children’s usage, even if they wanted to. Schools may be the only recourse for some students where consequences can come into play.

List and discuss the various types of cyberbullying

How can each type of cyberbullying best be addressed?

What interventions have you seen successfully used?