When reading Marcus- Gifted and Challenging I realized I had never really thought about a gifted child being both gifted and challenging. It shows a case study where a boy named Marcus learns quickly and is considered gifted. Before reading this I never thought about the challenges gifted children face. They all have different areas they are good or bad at. Each child is different. I found it interesting that he was so frustrated with school as a whole just because he didn't like writing and had a hard time staying still. Because of these two difficulties he began to dislike things he had enjoyed before such as reading.

It also seemed that his brain developed quicker than his body. This was another thing I had never considered. According to the article, "The bones of the young child's wrist do not finish calcifying and children do not gain very much dexterity in their hands until about 7 years of age." Marcus had ideas that he was unable to put down on paper perfectly as he wanted. His motor skills were not perfected yet to the extent he needed them to be in order to keep up with his brain.

As teachers, we need to be aware of gifted students allowing them to grow at their own pace while trying to help with their frustrations. Having a child, gifted or not, shut down from frustration is never ideal. It is up to the teacher and parents to help as much as possible.