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考研英语时文阅读11 时文阅读（11）(2008-12-05 17:50:18)转载标签： 考研时文阅读教育 分类： 阅读篇 引语：Enrichment activities can provide for very bright kids. 可为极聪明的孩子提供丰富充实的活动。 Gifted Children: how to bring out their potential 如何发挥天才儿童的潜力 Contrary to what many people believe, highly intelligent children are not necessarily destined for academic success. In fact, so-called gifted students may fail to do well because they are usually smart. Ensuring that a gifted child reaches his or her potential requires an understanding of what can go wrong and how to satisfay the unusual learning requirements of extrememly bright young people. 与许多人的看法背道而驰，极为聪明的儿童并非注定在学业上取得成功。事实上，所谓的天才生可能因为他们超乎寻常的聪明未能做到学业有成。确保一名有天赋的孩子发挥他或她的潜力，需要懂得可能会出什么差错和如何满足极端聪明青少年非同寻常的学习要求。 One common problem gifted kids face is that they, and those around them, place too much importance on being smart. Such an emphasis can breed a belief that bright people do not have to work hard to do well. Although smart kids may not need to work hard in the lower grades, when the work is easy, they may struggle and perform poorly when the work get harder because they do not make the effort to learn. In some cases, they may not know how to study, having never done it before. In others, they simply can’t accept the fact that some tasks require effort. 天才孩子普遍面临的一个问题是，他们及其周围的人，过分强调人得聪明。如果侧重会滋生聪明的人无须努力工作就能得心应手的理念。尽管聪明孩子在低年级时因为功课容易，不必努力学习，但当课程难度加大时，因为没有付出努力学习，他们可能学习吃力并表现不佳，有些情形是由于以前从未认真学习过，他们可能不知道该如何学习。其它情形则是他们根本不能接受有些任务需要付出努力这一事实。 If the scholastic achievement of highly intelligent children remains below average for an extended period, many teachers will fail to recognize their potential. As a result, such students may not get the encouragement they need, further depressing their desire to learn. They may fall far behind in their schoolwork and even develop behavior problems. Boys may turn aggressive or become class clowns. Girls often develop performance anxiety and psychosomatic symptoms such a