Now this is disturbing.. Apparently kids who are naturally gifted are playing down their talents and smarts for fear of being a target to bullying. More than 90% of the 1,000 11-16 year-olds recently surveyed said they had been bullied or seen someone bullied for being too intelligent or talented. So now kids are actually hiding their talents and skills so avoid being targeted.
'Almost half of children and young people (49.5%) have played down a talent for fear of being bullied, rising to 53% among girls. One in 10 (12%) said they had played down their ability in science and almost one in five girls (18.8%) and more than one in 10 boys (11.4%) are deliberately underachieving in maths – to evade bullying.'
The government has recently pledged funding to develop a new math course based on the assumption that current maths courses are inaccessible to kids who don't think math is necessary for their everyday life (hey, we've all been there). But what these studies are now showing is that there might be more to failing scores than just thinking math is irrelevant.
'The best schools are those which have a positive culture and ethos, with expectations and rules of engagement spelt out for pupils. These schools respect individual differences, give time to developing empathy and take responsibility for preventing bullying. They use the curriculum to embed messages about bullying and behaviour and they record bullying incidents.'
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