Exactly. But unfortunately, it still works for me to procrastinate then work like a honey badger on speed for the last 48 hours. Always just in time. The results are great but the process is so demoralizing.
Here’s an example. If you grew up (were exposed to) around tech, and the internet, then today I can give you a device you’ve never seen. But if I tell you; the brand name, what it is and what it’s for, you’ll figure out how to use it on your own. But if you’re over 50, you’ll need the instructions manual and someone to help you
i hear this a lot and what i dont understand is what needs to be done about it, like how do we prevent this burnout and how do we solve it? ("you can't" etc responses don't work because we're capable of anything)
The problem of being "gifted" is you're generally not learning at the same rate as everyone else. "Duh". Classes for "gifted" need to be correspondingly difficult to train the student in appropriate study techniques. Unfortunately, or obviously, "gifted" students also learn at different speeds. There is no one size fits all and the necessary work to needed to challenged a truly "gifted" person would bury the more regular fast learners and be impossible for normal students. Then there is classroom teaching speeds. A teacher can only teach to the slowest student. Then there is fairness to consider. Is it fair to assign what amounts to more homework to some just because they're faster? How do you grade that? Without private tutoring, you can see how difficult the problem is for teachers and parents.
You make a good point. To further compound it, a lot of gifted students have other issues/concerns/challenges that more typical kids don’t have. So there’s and interesting juxtaposition between learning aptitude and other skills.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/living-emotional-intensity/202008/gifted-adult-therapy-the-wounds-being-too-intense
You're not just going to post on the internet about it and leave it at that, are you?