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I am sorry that you feeling that school is easy and boring. Thank you for letting me know because I want to help create a learning environment that grows and challenges you. Let's brainstorm some ways we can make learning more interesting. What are some areas you would like to be more challenged in? Our upcoming unit is on _____. Would you be interested in coming up with a game or activity to help teach your classmates about that subject?

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I know tests can be tough and also pretty annoying! These tests are a great way for teachers to collect data and see how students are doing in their learning, but remember a test score does not define you. Even though we still have to do tests, I would love to give you some other ways you can also show me your learning if you would like. What are some other ways you would like to show me mastery in a topic?

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I am sorry you are feeling the weight of all that pressure and I am also sorry if I have ever made you feel that way. Please know that I am proud of you and want you to be successful, but that doesn't mean you have to get A's all the time. There are so many amazing things about you! How can you communicate to me when you are feeling this pressure and how can I best help you?

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Thank you for sharing your concerns with me about missing out on activities we do in the classroom while you are in GATES. I'm sorry this is frustrating you. What are some of the activities you are concerned about that you are missing? I would love to brainstorm some ideas together on how we can keep this from happening in the future. We can even talk to your GATES teacher and get her ideas as well.

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I know, right? I'm sure that we are always taking tests and it feels that way to me also.  We know that it is an important way for me and you, our school, and others to see how we are performing. Remember it is just a score and doesn't define you; even though it may feel that way.  There are things in life that are required and tests are one of those things. What are some ways that we can make the tests seem less overwhelming?

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That sounds like a lot of pressure and it must be hard to deal with sometimes. It must feel like that, but I know your friends, parents and I want you to be successful; not just in school but in anything that you do. However, sometimes we don't get A's and may not do our best work. We all feel like that. Let's brainstorm some ways to deal with that pressure when it feels like too much.

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You must feel pretty bad when you don't feel like friends and classmates understand you. Let's practice ways that we can include others and let them know about us.

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I am sorry that you are frustrated and feel that the things we do in school are too easy and boring. Can you tell me some ways I could have made this unit of study more interesting to you? Also, next week we are learning about _______. Would you be interested in finding an activity for the class to do?

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I am sorry you feel pressured to always make A's. Please know that I want you to be successful in school, and that can be with other grades, not just A's. You are more than an A, there are so many things that make you a smart student! 

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I am sorry you feel pressured to always make A's. Please know that I want you to be successful in school, and that can be with other grades, not just A's. You are more than an A, there are so many things that make you a smart student! 

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I understand that can be frustrating with you are being bothered over and over. What if we put a sticky note on your desk when you want to have some quiet alone time? Other students will know not to interrupt your thinking at that time and will wait until the sticky note is off your desk to ask you a question. 

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I understand that can be frustrating with you are being bothered over and over. What if we put a sticky note on your desk when you want to have some quiet alone time? Other students will know not to interrupt your thinking at that time and will wait until the sticky note is off your desk to ask you a question. 

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I am so sorry you are feeling this way! Let's brainstorm some ideas that I can make it more challenging and fun for you. 

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I am so sorry you are feeling this way! Let's brainstorm some ideas that I can make it more challenging and fun for you. 

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I am sorry if I have ever made you feel this way! I understand this can be hard and frustrating. I hear what you are saying and would love to come up with strategies to communicate when this is happening. You are a hard worker and give your best and I admire that quality. How can I help you when you are feeling overwhelmed?

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I am so sorry you feel this way!!! Tell me about the things that interest you. Which subjects are you most interested in? Least interested in? What exactly bores you or is too easy? This will help us come up with a plan to challenge you or make things interesting.

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You are such an amazing helper, you even help me! I know it can be frustrating when other students continue to come to you for help or ask questions. Together let's think of some ways we can help this situation. Did you know it is okay to communicate to the students that you can not help them in this moment? There are other options they can choose. You could say, "Let's ask the teacher when she is done." or "Have you asked the teacher yet?" You are a leader in this class and they see that but Leaders also ask for help sometimes!

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I understand you feel this way! Let's look around and see the choices others have been given. Do you see how everyone has two choices to work on? This is the same for every student, however, those choices may look different. When do you feel like you have been given extra work? How can I help you to not feel as overwhelmed?

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I am sorry that you feel that school is too easy and a boring right now. That is frustrating. Let's think of ways that you can make what we are learning more interesting for you. We can talk to our librarian about some new research apps that she may have. Would you be interested in creating a game to help teach and challenge your peers on the subject matter?

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I understand that tests can sometimes be annoying. What do you think the reasoning is behind test taking? Do you think the data we collect from tests that you take are valued? Besides a test, how do you think we can evaluate your knowledge on skills and growth? I am excited to hear your thoughts about this subject.

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I have noticed how thoughtful you are to help other students when they need help during work period. I have also notice that it is frustrating to have your work period interrupted. Let's brainstorm together on how we can give you a break from helping others. For example, we could set up a privacy folder around you or find a quiet corner to work in without interruptions. Let me know what can work best for you.

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Thank you for sharing your frustration and concerns about missing out on activities that we do in the classroom while you are in your GATES class. What do you feel that you are missing out on while you are gone? Let's brainstorm together on how I can help ease your frustration.

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It can be frustrating when we feel that we are done and can't go onto the next thing.  Instead of moving ahead, can we look at how you can dive deeper and learn more about the topic you are already studying?  Then maybe you can share that new knowledge on the subject with your friends and teacher!

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I hear you when you say you feel like the expectations are high. Are there certain people that you feel are pressuring you? Can we talk through together some ways that you can tell them how you are feeling?

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Thank you for letting me know that you feel bored.  When you take your pretest, I use that data to plan activities for you that will challenge you and make sure you are learning what you don't already know.  What areas are you feeling bored in? Let's see if we can come up with some enrichment activities for you to do that help you feel more challenged.

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Thank you for sharing that you feel you are missing out. What do you feel like you are missing out on? Let's talk about how we can problem solve together about finding a way for you to not feel that you are missing anything important.

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Being too easy or boring is something that can be addressed. Which subject specifically do you find boring? why? Have you asked if you can explore that in a different way? (different book, different problem solving method, trying out a new way) There can be ways to make things more challenging.

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If you cant work ahead, do you think diving deeper would be a fun idea? What if you got to really research and understand why the topic is the way it is. Or if its math, can you create a really hard problem and see if you or a classmate who is done can solve it?

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Have you shared this concern with the teacher or students? Sometimes others dont know how we are feeling until we vocalize what it is that is bothering us. Its important to have this conversation when you are in a calm mind and not already frustrated- we dont want to talk about what we need when we are already needing it!

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I know tests can be tough! They do give us great information on what we have learned and where we need to grow. What would you pick to assess your abilities is not via a test? What would your test look like?

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I understand you feel like you are missing out. I don't want you to feel that way. I am more than happy to give you the copies to work on when you finish your work. You can work together with your other friends that finish early as well.

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I understand how you are feeling. I sometimes feel the same way too. However, tests are important for teacher to see where they can help you.

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Thank you so much for telling me! What can I do to help you? I would love to give you enrichment activities to challenge you. Let's look together to see what we can do.

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I understand it feels like you are doing extra work. However, if we work together, we can increase your knowledge and further develop the concepts you already know.

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I know that can be frustrating! When you finish early, come see me. I will show you some resources that you can use to study this topic deeper, then you could share what you learned with the rest of the class or a friend!

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This is why our pretests are so important. As your teacher, I can look at your pretest and determine the areas you already understand. I will then have some activities for you to choose from while I'm teaching the lesson the rest of the class. You will be able to choose what to work on and how to present it that way! Will this help?

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I know that can feel like a lot of pressure! If I am challenging you at your appropriate level, you shouldn't be making 100's on everything. I want to see you working on things that are truly challenging for you and show that you are growing your brain. Does that sound like a good plan?

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I know that you already understand these concepts from the pretest we took. Here is a choice board so you can choose some other things to work on while the rest of the class is working on these concepts.

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If you show mastery of a topic on our pretest, you can then accelerate through the content and work on more challenging work through a choice board. Do you think that is a fair way to make sure you know our content but don't get stuck working on something too easy?

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I am really sorry that you are so frustrated. I really try and make sure we aren't doing the highly important activities when you are out of class. Here is what we worked on today while you were out. Would you like a copy of them to look over or work later?

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I bet that is frustrating! What is it that you would like to learn more about? I can help you find some resources that would allow you to learn about that topic and maybe you can share that knowledge with a friend!

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I understand how that can be frustrating! I work hard to plan the most important activities for when you are in our classroom, but know that it is not always possible. Would you like it if I posted the activity in GC for you to complete when you finish other work early?

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I am sorry you're feeling that way, and I appreciate you telling me. Let's find a way to keep growing your brain. How could we take this topic and make it more challenging and interesting for you?

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I am sorry you're feeling that way, and I appreciate you telling me. Let's find a way to keep growing your brain. How could we take this topic and make it more challenging and interesting for you?

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I understand that, and I remember feeling that way too. No one expects you to be perfect -- mistakes are proof we are trying and LEARNING!! Have you talked to your parents about how you feel about expectations? I am so proud of you and how you're growing as a learner.

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I understand that, and I remember feeling that way too. No one expects you to be perfect -- mistakes are proof we are trying and LEARNING!! Have you talked to your parents about how you feel about expectations? I am so proud of you and how you're growing as a learner.

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Thank you for sharing how that makes you feel. You are such a leader that other students love gaining from your knowledge! Is there a subject you love that you'd rather be my helper with? Is there a subject you really do not enjoy helping with?

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Thank you for sharing how that makes you feel. You are such a leader that other students love gaining from your knowledge! Is there a subject you love that you'd rather be my helper with? Is there a subject you really do not enjoy helping with?

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Thank you for confiding in me. I know that it is frustrating when you feel misunderstood. What is a way we can create an environment that you feel comfortable in? Would it help if you have time to share with your classmates some of the things that you're learning in GATES?

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It must be tough to miss out on things we do while you are gone. How can we work together to create a plan to help? Would you like to work with the other GATES students? Can I add the work to Seesaw for you to work on when you finish your other assignments?

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I'm sorry that you feel frustrated. What do you think about choice boards when you finish your work? Or when you finish you could be a student expert?

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I understand what you are saying. What are some things you would be interested in learning about? What subject makes you feel challenged?

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I understand this could be frustrating. Let's brainstorm a solution. When it is time for partner work and tutor time would you like to be a tutor? If so, what subject would you like to be the helper for?

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What does "working ahead" mean to you? Let's see if you and I can figure out ways to enrich the work you've already completed. Maybe you could present your learning to the class or a few classmates to share what you've completed so far. You could make a fun Kahoot or Powtoon!

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I am sorry that you feeling like our activities are not challenging enough. Do you have any interests or topics that could connect to our learning? Maybe we can brainstorm an activity or project that incorporates your interests and our topics in class!

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I am sorry that you feel like you are being given extra work. I am doing my best to make sure you are enriched and challenged while in my class. What do you think about choosing activities from a choice board instead?

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I hear you saying that you're frustrated with missing class activities while you are in GATES. Let's brainstorm different ways you can share your GATES learning with the class and other opportunities for you to explore what we've been doing while you are gone.

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Thank you for letting me know that this frustrates you. Lets brainstorm a time that you can complete these activities. Would you like to create a list of activities that we are doing so we make sure you have the opportunities to complete them?

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Thank you for bringing this to my attention! I appreciate you taking the time to work with classmates. Lets create a signal and plan for when you would like to work alone.

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I completely understand that sometimes the work can be easy and boring for you. What ways would you like to show your mastery in a way that is meaningful to you?

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I appreciate you voicing your frustrations with me. What are you refering to when you say working ahead? Are you wanting to move on to the next topic or are you wanting more challenging tasks with our current topic?

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I know that you feel you have too many tests in school. Trust me, I sometimes feel the same way but the data gives us a lot of good information! I can see everyone's strengths and weaknesses. Would you like me to show you some of the data from your tests? We can make personal goals from it and each grow from there.

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I understand that you feel school is too easy and boring. I have to teach certain concepts and curriculum to everyone in my class. What else would you like to study or know more about? How can I help make class more fun and challenging for you?

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I am so sorry that you feel that I give you extra work in school. I purposely create different lessons in order to challenge you and work on things that interest you. If you would like to be part of the process to determine your creative lessons, we can set up a time do discuss them. What would you like to know more about?

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I understand and hear what you are saying about not wanting to miss anything in class while you are in GATES. What activities do you feel you are missing? I have worked out schedule around the GATES schedule and we have intervention time during that time to work on things we struggle with. Would you like to find another time to work on things you missed? Do you have any ideas to solve this problem?

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Feeling misunderstood stinks. Sometimes it can be tough to be a part of a community, but it can also be pretty great. Do you think it's possible your classmates also feel misunderstood? Is it possible you don't know all of their sides? How can we, as a class, create an environment where all students get to share their all their sides? What do you think might happen?

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I recognize it feels that way. Your brain is being challenged in different ways than your classmates. Let's brainstorm some ways we can connect these challenges to your other units of study. It's all connected!

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I've noticed some of your classmates asking you for assistance and I see that you enjoy being able to help. I also notice sometimes you'd rather continue working alone without being bothered.
Would you like to meet with me and brainstorm a system/schedule that would allow you to help when you would like and work independently  without worry of interruption?

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There are a lot of tests! Do you believe there is value in testing? How can we work together to make the data more meaningful to you?

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I am sorry you feel misunderstood. What sides do feel like need to told and expressed? When do you think an appropriate time would be, and how could we do this to still honor our classroom culture? Should we practice with different scenarios?

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This session will cover some of the more common social/emotional challenges that gifted learners often face.  Participants will walk away with a deeper understanding of these challenges and strategies they can use with their students.

This is an asynchronous online class.  It will open June 1 and participants will complete the assignments at their own pace.

Access the content through Pear Deck. (grxcub)

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I think the other kids see you as a leader and sometimes being a leader is hard. What contributions do you need from you group? What are qualities that make table or classroom work productive? Is it overwhelming to always help others? How do you think the people you help feel? How can you help, but not be frustrated? Can I help you find that balance?

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You seem frustrated to leave the lab. Are you feeling like you will miss out or not be able to finish? How about we leave your lab supplies in the flex space and when you finish early you can take a friend to finish and test what you missed.

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I hear you saying that you feel like you miss out on activities while in GT. What activities do you feel like you are missing out on? If it is an important activity we can problem solve together to make sure you are included (record activity, complete activity when you return, possibly schedule around GT, etc.).

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I hear you saying that your classmates done understand you and do not see your different sides. I believe we are all unique and different and can always learn from one another. What are some ways we could share and highlight our differences and educate your peers about you?

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I understand that you are frustrated that you are not allowed to work ahead when you finish early. What activities in our classroom stations do you enjoy doing, which ones are challenging, and what ideas do you have for fast finishers in our class?

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I understand that you feel school is easy and boring. What is something that you find interesting; something that you want to learn more about? What are some ways that you have felt challenged?

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Let's talk about this some more and focus first on the expectations your parents have of you. What conversations have you had with them already about this?

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You feel misunderstood sometimes. What ideas do you have about things we can do in class that will help us all understand one another?

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You seem frustrated that you are doing too much of the group work. What are some things you could say to the group about splitting up the responsibilities of the project?

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I recently read about a  comparison between GT learners and Olympic athletes. Olympians compete at a higher level of difficulty than an average person could do. How would you say this compares to GT learners?

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I understand that you feel like you are missing out on activities while you are in GT class. Would you like for me to provided you with additional time to complete some of these activities? I could add them to google classroom or maybe we could find time in small group. Do you have any other ideas for solving this problem?

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What I hear you saying is that you feel everyone has very high expectations of you. I know that this might feel a bit overwhelming at times, but making mistakes is part of learning and it is something EVERYONE does.  How do you feel about making mistakes? (I would continue to discuss how mistakes are a natural part of learning and life).  This might also be a topic to cover whole class during morning meeting and class time.

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Thank you so much for letting me know how you are feeling. Everyone is special in their own way. I am wondering if some of your classmates have ever felt the same way. Would you be interested in spending some time during our morning meeting the discuss this concern?

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I understand that you feel the work in class feels too easy. Do you feel this way about all of your classes? What are some topics that you find interesting? Tell me about a time when you felt excited during class? What types of things were you expected to do? What things did you learn?

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I can see how that may be frustrating, especially while you are trying to work. What kind of help are they asking for? Is it a small questions or are they asking for help on everything? Lets look at creating parameters for class, so that during independent time all questions should come to me, but during group work we try to solve as a table verse only you contributing answers.

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I understand how it feels that way, but I want to make sure you are challenged. lets brainstorm together to find ways we can deepen your learning without it feeling like extra work. Have you ever used a choice board, or would you be interested in a more in depth worksheet but the same number of problems?

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There is a time for collaboration, and there is a time for independent work. When are students asking you for help? Is there a way you can direct them to me instead of answering their questions?

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What do you mean by work ahead? Does that mean complete assignments before your classmates? What if we spend time digging deeper into the current assignment? What are some problems that you see related to this topic? How would you solve those problems?

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Are there certain subjects that you find more boring than others? Can you tell me about a time when you felt challenged? What were you doing? How did that teacher make you feel challenged?

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I'm sure it is frustrating to feel like you are missing out on activities with your classmates. What are some activities that you missed out on? Are there certain subjects you feel more upset about missing? What types of activities do you do while you are out of the classroom?

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Often times other kids see you as a learning leader, while I never expect you to be a tutor for your peers, they sometimes may feel more comfortable asking you for help. However, you are never expected to stop what you are doing to help someone else. Are there ways as a class we could establish some expectations for this sort of things, so everyone knows when its okay to ask for peer help, but also make sure everyone knows that it's okay to say, I can't help you right now.

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Explain a little bit about what working ahead looks like you to you? Are you wanting to move onto content you feel you already know how to do, but hasn't been introduced, or are you talking about having to sit through a lesson about stuff you already know and can't get started?

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Expectations are sometimes stressful. Can you talk to me about why you think you are suppose to get all A's and never be able to mess up. (With this question, I would want to identify and hopefully help them see that it could be more a perceived expectation than an actually expectation.)

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It's great that we are all special in our own way! Do you have any ideas how we could work together as a class so everyone can see the different sides of you that you wish to show them. I am sure their are other friends who would like to share their different sides as well.

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I can see how this would be very frustrating. Other students in the class look up to you, so that is a positive! There are appropriate times to help students and then other times when you should not have to help them. Let's work together and set up some class norms about this!

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Everyone is special in their own ways. What would you think about setting up a class meeting to talk about some of the things you and other classmates might be feeling.

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I can see how that would be very stressful. How about we set up a time to all meet together and talk about how you are feeling. Would you feel comfortable with that? We are here for you and want to come up with a plan so that you do not feel this pressure.

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I understand that it's tough to be pulled out of class and miss certain activities. What are some of the activities that you have missed out on? Do you think we could talk to your GT teacher to help prevent that in the future?

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I can only imagine how this make you feel and I am so sorry. Why do you think everyone has these high expectations? How does that make you feel? Have you communicated any of your frustrations? Would you like my help to talk with those around you that are making you feel this way?

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I completely understand your feelings about the endless testing. Many times, we as teachers, can feel that way too. What is it about testing that you don't enjoy? Do you understand why you are being tested so often? Let's chat about how this testing can help both you and the teacher!

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I understand that you feel the work is too easy and boring. What are some of your favorite interests or hobbies? How can we work together to bring those interests and school work together so that you are challenged and engaged?

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How does test taking make you feel? What can we do before taking a test to make the process less stressful? How does it make you feel when you show growth on a post test?

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The work you are getting in my class is not extra work. I am sorry you have felt this way. I create lessons with you in mind to help challenge you. I would like you to think of the work as a challenge and how can you learn more about the topic being taught that day.

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GT is a program that is designed to help challenge and support your educational needs. You are missing out on different activities but you are also receiving proper instruction just for you! Not everyone is getting the same instruction and education is designed that way to help better make you successful.

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I am so sorry you feel this pressure. We could definitely schedule a group meeting so we can all hear your concerns and why you feel this way. Would you like to come up with some topics and reasons why you feel this way and we can come to a solution to help you. I don't want you to feel all this pressure and anxiety I am sure we can fix this together as a team.