Early Adolescence Is Often a Particularly Complicated and Difficult Time

Early adolescence is often a particularly complicated and difficult time for students with gifts and talents because

A) early adolescence is a challenging time for all young people
B) middle schoolers need challenging opportunities to make continuous progress in their talent areas
C) middle school students who are gifted do not want to "fit in" with their peers
D) a lack of appropriately challenging instruction frequently leads to apathy and disengagement