Ungifted Book Report

“Ungifted” was a really good and enjoyable book. It was funny, exciting, and full of adventures. I learned a lot from the book. One thing I learned was how to be a good friend. In the book, when Donovan gets sent to the Academy, most people don’t like him and think he is weird. But, Donovan uses his gifts and his multi intelligence and people start to like him. Donovan was a good friend by helping his classmates find a new motor for Tin Man, supporting them in their robotics tournament, and helping them to not go to summer school. So, a good friend should support others and include one another even when they think they are weird. I learned that everyone has different multiple intelligences that can come in handy. In the book, when they are working on the robot, everyone teams up and works together. Noah does all the calculations, Donovan finds pictures and becomes a great driver, and Latrell and Kevin organized the physical connection and bearings. Which leads to another thing I learned, you can accomplish a lot with team work! If any of Donovan’s classmates had done it by themselves, they wouldn’t have done as good as they did on a team. This is because everyone has different strengths that could make the robot do more and work better.

Donovan made his classmates a team. Oz said “My group was unmatched in ability level, but it took Donovan to make them a team.” (pg.242) Donovan also introduced his classmates to new experiences. Oz also said, “For all Noah’s incredible abilities, the boy would fail out of school if his teachers were to let him. Donovan alone had managed to engage him. Could that be a kind of giftedness in and of itself?” (pg.71) Donovan also was a good problem solver. Not in a mathematical way but in a practical way. For example, he realized he could use his pregnant sister to teach them Human Growth and