My teenage daughter just got tested for learning differences and the results are complicated - she's gifted in some areas but has processing issues in others - and my husband and I are realizing we have completely different beliefs about what intelligence even means and how to support her. He thinks we should focus on her strengths while I'm worried about her struggles, and our daughter is caught in the middle of our unexamined assumptions about smart kids.
More people experience this than they realize.
Conflicting theories of intelligence within a family create confusion precisely when a child needs clarity about their own cognitive landscape.
“Where Are You with Intelligence — theories myths and measurement?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.