Actually , we do think we&#39;re lenient in only wanting Bs. Of course, we tell her that this semester, with the subjects she has, there is no reason why she can&#39;t get straight A&#39;s. However, we don&#39;t take away the privileges as long as she gets B&#39;s or better. <br />
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Part of the problem is that when our kids get labeled &quot;gifted&quot; and are placed in gifted classes for so many years, we begin to think that they should be getting A&#39;s in everything. The teachers, in fact, make all of them feel like they should be acing everything. However,in reality,  even &quot;gifted&quot; kids have their weak areas. In fact, the label &quot;gifted &quot; means they are gifted in at least one area. We know that DD is gifted in music and art. So, we pulled her out of the gifted academics this year and put her in HOnors classes instead. Now , we&#39;ll see what happens. We feel, at this point, that it&#39;s been a great move.