Type 1 GT -- Successful (The Pre-AP That You Stereotypically See)

Ninety percent (90%) of identified gifted students in school programs may be Type 1s. These children have learned the system. They have listened closely to their parents and teachers.
Since they have figured out what "sells" at home and at school, they begin to display appropriate behavior. They learn well and score high on achievement tests. These are the children that many believe will make it on their own, but they often become bored with school AND LEARN TO USE THE SYSTEM TO GET BY WITH AS LITTLE EFFORT AS POSSIBLE.
Rather than pursue their own interests and goals in school, they tend to GO THROUGH THE MOTIONS of schooling, seeking structure and direction from instructors. They are well adjusted to society BUT ARE NOT WELL-PREPARED FOR THE EVER-CHANGING CHALLENGES OF LIFE.

- From Profiles of the Gifted and Talented, 2007
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