{"id":6223,"date":"2023-03-24T14:32:55","date_gmt":"2023-03-24T03:32:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mscw\/?post_type=article&p=6223"},"modified":"2023-03-27T10:29:20","modified_gmt":"2023-03-26T23:29:20","slug":"gifted-and-talented-report-29","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mscw\/article\/gifted-and-talented-report-29\/","title":{"rendered":"Gifted and Talented Report"},"content":{"rendered":"
MSCW girls are gifted across all domains!<\/strong><\/h5>\n

We acknowledge Year 8 elite sailor Lily Mercer, who sails both at a national and state level!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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MANAGING ASSESSMENT TASKS AND ANXIETY<\/strong><\/h5>\n

As assessment tasks start piling up, your gifted daughter may start to show signs of great anxiety- often linked to perfectionism, a trait not uncommon to gifted students.<\/span><\/p>\n

An article from the National Association for Gifted Students published an interesting article on what\u2019s healthy and what might be signs of unhealthy perfectionism.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s not uncommon for high-ability children to also be perfectionists. Whether they worry about getting it exactly right, earning all A’s in school, or feeling helpless in fixing society’s downfalls, approximately 20% of gifted children suffer from perfectionism to the degree it causes problems.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

All perfectionism is not bad. Setting personal standards and pursuing excellence is important and healthy in many life situations. However, perfectionism can become unhealthy when it causes stress, pain, illness, procrastination, and underachievement.\u00a0 While not inclusive, some causes of perfectionism include a desire to please others, early successes and no failures at a young age, and difficulty setting realistic goals.<\/span><\/p>\n

Healthy perfectionism<\/b><\/h5>\n