#talented and gifted

[ethereal-bumble-bee]

When I was in elementary school our Talented and Gifted program was called “Flight” (as in like soaring to great heights or whatever, idk don’t ask me), and I think the fondest memories of my entire child/tween years were in that little room in another school (and then another little room in middle school).

No matter who we were or who we hung out with outside of that class, for an hour each day we just chatted and laughed at/with each other and learned together. No one was “popular” or “cool”-- we were all just a bunch of nerds that liked to chatter constantly.

That Flight class taught me to give speeches/presentations, to work hard and not give up when I didn’t know something, and to just reach for the goddamned stars. It taught me that it wasn’t such an awful thing to be different, and that the way I saw the world didn’t make me any lesser than the neurotypical kids my age.

This sounds like a total exaggeration, but i genuinely think that class saved my life. There were so many issues that Mrs. Penn (the T&G teacher a few years ago) helped me through and taught me how to navigate, and I owe literally all of my achievements to being taught to be resilient and confident in my intelligence and potential. Being a “gifted” kid sucked/still sucks sometimes, but I couldn’t imagine ever knowing myself to be any different.

#I feel like all I really think about sometimes is the negative of being a former gifted kid #But through the expectations and failures there is a silver lining #I can confidently say that I wouldn’t be alive today if not for those teachers and everything they did for me #It literally saved me from suicide #So thank you Mrs P and Mrs B #and to any other former gifted kids that don’t feel like they’re smart anymore or worth anything #You are worth so much #and I love you #<333 #gifted kid #gifted child #gifted kid burnout #gifted kid problems #gifted kid shit #talented and gifted #gifted kid syndrome #gifted kid things

[god-of-defenestration]

I really wish some of the ppl who talk about “gifted kid burnout” would check their privilege a little bit bc yes, it’s hard to constantly be held to a high standard, but they absolutely did not have it harder than kids who struggled with schoolwork, neurodivergent kids who weren’t supported in their classes, kids with learning disabilities, etc, etc. And now the same ppl who spent their childhoods being praised end up with these huge victim/martyr complexes. Like some of y’all really sound like:

“I have gifted kid burnout :( I was in the gifted program for years and :( used to read at a college level in third grade and :( now I’m suddenly not receiving special treatment anymore and :( have to be mediocre like the rest of you peasants :(”

It’s gross.

#gifted kid #gifted kid burnout #burnout #talented and gifted #tag program #schoolwork #school #highschool #high school #mental health #mental illness #adhd #learning disability #neurodivergent

[ministarfruit]

this is my non-spoiler review of the doppelgänger routes

#vtuber #holostars #holotempus #regis altare #axel syrios #gavis bettel #machina x flayon #banzoin hakka #josuiji shinri #FINISHED IT TODAY AND. OKAY. I SEE #give me time to absorb this before new talents I'M BARELY KEEPING UP #what an emotional rollercoaster #truly a halloween gift #I do kind of want to beat all of them up #but huntsman and showman... you're safe for now #KARASU SQUARE TF UP THO #can't wait for this game to stew in my mind #I have so many thoughts

[gentlebeard]

If I could hold you for a minute, Darling, I’d go through it again

For @edsbacktattoo & @stedesearring 💕 Show: Our Flag Means Death - Season 1 & 2 Music: Francesca by Hozier YouTube

#ofmd #our flag means death #gentlebeard #stede bonnet #edward teach #ofmdedit #ofmdaily #ofmd source #ofmd fanvid #ofmd s2 #ofmd edit #blackbonnet #ella’s edit #HAPPY BIRTHDAY JAMS ❤️ #AND A BELATED HAPPY BIRTHDAY KAITLIN ❤️ #i'm killing two (impossible) birds with one stone by dedictating this video to both of you absolute angels!! #jams i love you so much. you're so incredibly talented and hilarious and kind and amazing. i'm so grateful for you. #if you didn't live halfway around the world i would come over and give you the biggest and warmest hug #thank you for letting me scream in your dms all the time. whether it's about our pirate boys or your writing or cancellation hell™️ #and just THANK YOU for being such a wonderful presence in my life #oh and kaitlin. lovely sweet kind kaitlin. the one we all love to call a human ray of sunshine because you're just THAT lovely #your little yellow hearts in the tags brighten my day every time i see them. whenever i talk to you you're just so sweet #thanks for every single lovely word. for every music rec. for every sweet message or ask. what a gift you are. ily!!! #speaking of gifts: i couldn't think of a more perfect song for the two of you than francesca #so i hope you like my little creation that i've put together. once again shoutout to #evil gang 😈

[catastrxblues]

EVERMORE by taylor swift (feat. bon iver) — “and i was catching my breath, floors of a cabin creaking under my step. and i couldn’t be sure, i had a feeling so peculiar, this pain wouldn’t be forevermore.”

my #swiftiegiftexchange2024 for @lovesickallovermybed!!!! 🫶🏽🫶🏽

#HIII HII HII how are you <3333 SO sorry for being slightly to the party but HII #i saw that you are currently recovering from surgery and i‘m wishing you all the best and =a faster recovery 💗💗 i hope you’re okay and #are feeling and getting much better every day 💗💗💗 #i’m your anon swiftie and it was really nice to get to know you!! 🫶🏽 you’re super super talented and your gifs are so so STUNNING #it was such an honor to be your anon for this event and i had such a fun time making this ! #i was SO excited when i saw that some of your favorite ts songs are evermore and idsb. really really sorry i didn’t have the time to make #something for both because my laptop went dead for sometime and i ended up only having the time to make this 😭 #evermore the song is something i hold and cherish deeply in my heart too and it was something that has seen some of the worst of my days #and so i decided to do this song for your gift instead! #i can’t really gif much and couldn’t even try #because my laptop in which i had installed ps in went rip so i decided to make you this #(slightly messy sorryy) scrapbook of my view of the song! i tried to incorporate some of the descriptive lyrics and the objects mentioned i #the song and i hope you like it 😁! #and because i think evermore is also something that IS meant to be incredibly personal to the people that listen to it #i decided to include some photos (+added highlights on every lyric that has ever touched me which is almost everything as you can see 😭) #of some of my journal pages on which i rewrote the entire lyrics (except bon iver’s addition 😅) in ‘21 when the song meant to me the most! #i hope you're having a great dayy love 🫶🏽🫶🏽 #SwiftieGiftExchange2024 #taylor swift #tswiftedit #evermore #*my edits #nadine.mp3

[simplyavatrice]

ava + every episode - episode 12 “colossians 3:9-10″

#avatrice #warrior nun #avatriceedit #warriornunedit #alba baptista #albabaptistaedit #avasilvaedit #every time i do one of these sets i'm blown away by how fucking talented alba is #like her range is insane #she can be so funny and so heartbreaking and so hot and angry and vulnerable #whatever you need her to do #she can do it and make you feel it #it's truly a gift she was given this role because nobody else could have done it like she did #myedits

[starqueensthings]

It’s likely that everyone has seen this by now, but in case you’ve unknowingly missed it- it’s the climactic scenes from Revenge of the Sith, animated with our favourite Clone Wars characters/voices. And this shit hits different. It feels like watching it again for the first time through a completely different lens of motive and emotion. 10/10!

#10 gold stars #hello there animation #what a gift from very talented people #thank you for reaurrecting and reshaping a portion of my childhood #the clone wars #clone wars #star wars the clone wars #revenge of the sith #anakin skywalker #obi wan kenobi #Youtube

[reality-detective]

Chainsaw/Wood Carving Art 💫

#pay attention #educate yourselves #educate yourself #knowledge is power #reeducate yourself #reeducate yourselves #think for yourselves #think about it #think for yourself #do your homework #talent #talented #gifted #chainsaw art

[awakenthebeing]

felt like making a short little piepoe theme.......lil bit rushed but that's okay

i simply adore this creature

BRO??????? BRO???????? DUDE???????????????? THIS IS FUCKING AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!

I am actually GOING INSANE OVER HOW FUCKING WELL DONE THIS IS OH MY GOSHHHHH DUDE THIS IS- OH MY GOSH

The MELODY???? THE CUTE LITTLE SOUND EFFECTS???? IT ALL SOUNDS SO BOUNCY AND SILLY AND FUN AND PLAYFUL AND AUUGHGHGHGHH!!!!!!! MY HEART!!!!!!! BRO I CANNOT STRESS HOW MUCH I FUCKING LOVE THIS TO BITS OHHHHGMGM MY GOODNESS THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!!!! 🥹🥹🥹🥹😭😭😭😭😭‼️💓‼️💓‼️💓‼️💓‼️💓💓💘💓💘💓💘💓💖💓💖💓💓💘💓💘💓💘💓💖💓💖💓💓💘💓💖💓💖💓💖💓💘💓💖💓💖💓💓💓💘

Holds my head in I AM LISTENING TO THIS SHIT ON LOOP!!!! IT FUCKS!!!!!! ITS SOOO WELL DONE LIKE OUGHGHGHGHGHHGHGHGHGH CRYING CRYING!!! THANK YOU SOOOO SO MUCH... THANK YOU!!!!!!!

#gosh i literally showed this to my BROTHER #and he makes music and he AGREED THAT IT SOUNDED SO GOOD!!!!!! #THANK YOU I CANNOT THANK YOU ENOUGH THIS IS. THIS MADE MY NIGHT!!!!!!! #GOD BLESS GOD BLESS YOU TALENTED CREACHER!!!!! #thank you so much..... i love it.... im so happy you enjoy Piepoe!!!! thank you so much!!!!! #sending SO MUCH LOVE YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND I AM THROWING HEARTS AT YOU!!!! LOVE!!!!! #💖💘💓💖💓💖💓💖💓💖💓💖💖💓💖💘💖💘💖💘💖💓💖💓💖💘‼️‼️‼️‼️ #take it easy!!! rest and eat and drink water!!!! do your best!!!!! #Piepoe arts #Piepoe gifts

[mango-sideburns]

My fav thing about TAZ is that any aspect out of context sounds fucking bonkers.

Like, in the balance finale there's a scene in which Garfield (who is very specifically never described visually bc most people imagine him as like. The Lasagna Cat. Who in this universe is the most powerful warlock in the realm and also has a hobby of cloning people, which is great for the one character that got forced into haunting a mannequin) is summoned by an alien spaceship that runs on the power of friendship so he could beat up some flashing balls. In D&D.

And that was just. Such a normal scene in the narrative. No one blinked an eye. I would like to bow down to Griffins clear unmatched talent for making me feel such big emotions over ridiculous shit like a goddamned umbrella or a regular ass pair of jeans or the idea of a taco recipe.

#taz balance #the adventure zone #taz #i have. so many drafts of this post decontexualizing so many different scenes. #merle killing a room of autism creature looking things by asking them to tell the truth which then summons god #also merle retiring from his retirement to run fantasy margaritaville under the title Earl Merle #magnus the mannequin telling taako and merle to find the baby voidfish bc the big voidfish sung at him real hard bc in the century he #just now remembered (bc hes a mannequin not a human boy) #he gifted an alien jellyfish with dozens of shitty wooden ducks. he forgot that century bc his friend fed the jellyfishs baby a book #the gnome version of Teddy Rucksbin turns out to be the universes most competent spaceship pilot. hes also a talented opera singer #a man named Barry Bluejeans is dead and uses his ghost haunting powers to gift the three heroes badges that they cant see #right before theyre shuttled off in a cannonball to save a space lab full of kitschy elevators thats snowing pink tourmaline #barry also uses his ghost powers to hold hands with magnus and make random shapes in midair like a dresser when theyre trapped in a #fantasy version of The Dating Game hosted by ghost Jesse and James Rocket who steal bodyparts if you lose their game. #or like in campaign how a dude who wiped out in the first three seconds of ninja warrior convinces a human wifi router #who owns a bible theme park to take the apparent King of America to the white house on their hovercraft to be trued for treason #after he announced his intent to take over the country in a televised debate with an inuit goddess who is sometimes trapped in the body #of an HR worker all Donald Blake/Thor style #anyways. this show is ridiculous and i love it So Much

[whateverisbeautiful]

On this day of love and the day of the queen herself Danai Gurira's birthday (🥳💜), I just needed to take a moment before we kick off the ten-day countdown to marvel over the official TOWL promo we've got over the last few months.

"just know I love you" "my wife is my choice" "together, you and me can do anything" "it was always about getting back to you" "she's not gone" "I love you so, so much." "Until my last breath, I am yours" "You're the love of my life" - Rick 'I'm Utterly In Love With Michonne & The World Better Recognize' Grimes

Y'all. 🫠 The way I have been gagged and a puddle of emotion upon every release of promotion for this show - I truly do not know how I'm going to make it through six eps when just these trailers and teasers have me nearly passing out. Loving Richonne is the epitome of being fed. It's been feast on feast on feast and the show hasn't even come out yet. I can't thank Danai, Andy, and Scott enough.

Richonne has been something special to me for so many years and for so many reasons. And I know so many of us feel the same. We've cherished every win in the lead-up to TOWL, and just when I think surely it can't get any better…I'm reminded that there is no ceiling on Richonne's perfection, and they top themselves every time. 🙌🏽 (i already want to write dissertations on the promo alone 😋)

So I just had to write this out because I always want to remember what this exhilarating moment of anticipation feels like. After all these years of waiting and hoping that Rick and Michonne would make it back to each other and our screens, man have we won in abundance with their return. 😭

Throughout all this time, we held fast to the belief that Rick and Michonne's story is an epic and enduring love story because that was exactly what was shown on our screen. We knew this was a love supreme way back then, and I love that now it's stated out loud (and on giant spheres!) for all to see. If this is the kind of heart-bursting content we're getting in the promos, I truly can't even imagine the ride we're in for with these 6 eps. But baby, I'm buckled up and so excited for Richonne, Andy, Danai, and Scott to keep messing with my heart rate, because I almost went onto glory with today's romantic trailer. 😇

I know we're in for a one-of-a-kind ride with our one-of-a-kind couple. And I can't wait to spend the next 10 days reflecting on my absolute favorite heavy-hitter scenes from Richonne's journey so far and hearing about your top 10 takes as we prepare for the Richone blessings to continue with TOWL. #We'reAlmostThere #We'reGettingThereWe'reGettingHome 🥳

#10 Day mark here we come 🎉 #the premiere is near 🤩 #and happy birthday to Danai Gurira - she is truly a vision a powerhouse talent an inspiration and a gift to all 👑 #no matter how tough life gets i gotta make it to see towl ep 4 cuz i know danai did her big one writing that episode #richonne #twd towl

[void-pitcher]

i will literally never stop thinking about that one glass onion analysis video that said “i wouldn’t say i’d destroy [the mona lisa] to save a stranger’s life, but honestly? it’s kinda fucked up that i wouldn’t. we should value a person’s life, stranger or not, more than a piece of art.” like that changed something in me. bc our society DOES value art. not new art, not artists, sure, but it values the results. they put the results at a higher value than the artist themself, and if they think the results is worthless? they’ll still value the artist less than the result.

#thinkin abt my one friend who said she’d rather die than not complete her art #and another who said he’d kill himself for talent #and another who said the mona lisa was da vinci’s legacy and if it’s gone he’s gone #like what are y’all on abt? what value must u put on art to value urself as less than? how little do u value urself to put ur art as more? #i want so badly to be able to say i’d burn the mona lisa to save a stranger but idk if i would #and like this guy said: it’s fucked up #what we make doesn’t determine our worth. what we can or can’t do doesn’t determine our worth. how much talent we have doesn’t determine our #worth. and it shouldn’t. #idk. it just feels so twisted. and it’s not even abt what art they can make in the future. #it’s abt how we and the ppl around us are alive and that’s our most valuable gift #not some oil on a canvas #glass onion #glass onion a knives out mystery #art #mona lisa

[letraspal]

Read a “gift from the propheseals” by @skeedelvee

It was my pleasure to collaborate with Skee doing the art for this fic. And now it’s complete.

Epilogue 2 is out!

#masterpost #a gift from the propheseals #this fic is AMAZING I promise you #Skee is talent #simon snow #snowbaz #baz pitch #fanart #letraspal #carry on #illustration #book characters #carry on fanart

[princip1914]

I am completely ecstatic to share this gorgeous hand bound copy of my Good Omens human AU The False and the Fair made by @nieded.

Even though Ni sent this to me about a month ago, I still can’t quite believe that it exists, that someone would go to all this effort to make something so beautiful with my words. Wanted to do a little photo shoot to share this with y’all, since something so lovely shouldn’t just be kept to myself. Thank you Ni!

(Adding for the record: I love seeing my work transformed by the fandom, but I do always like to be asked in advance before art/bound copies/podfic etc is made of my work. If you're interested in doing something like this please do reach out!!)

#I meant to post this weeks ago #and got derailed by season 2 #and also by how inadequate words feel to express how I feel about this wonderful gift #go check out Nieded’s fic as well #my friends are so talented #good omens #ineffable husbands #aziraphale/crowley #art #princip writes #the false and the fair #TF&TF #good omens human au #Appalachian gothic

[indeedgoodman]

#big rig #big rigs #18 wheeler #trucks #tea #tricks #tools #tips #tips and tricks #skill #gifted #talent #amazing #wow! #art

[theoneobserving]

The priest at church today said we are all given gifts and talents by God and we need to use them

Lord, please help us not be too afraid or lazy to use the gifts you’ve given us and help us use them as often as you want us to

#Catholic #Christian #gifts #talents