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[Yu_Bum_suk]

I have these twins in one of my vocational classes that are absolutely alike in every respect except one: one of them seems to be a bit brighter than the other. I've noticed this when doing things like a puzzle or an English maths quiz. Otherwise they're so much alike that even their homeroom teacher can't always tell them apart. Does this seem odd to you?

[Saxiif]

[ttompatz]

[mnhnhyouh]

There may also have been differences in blood supply during birth... or any other number of factors.

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[R. S. Refugee]

Ok. What is it? Nature or nurture?

One way of helping to resolve the nurture vs. nature question would be to NEVER tell either twin which one popped out first!!!!!

[Yu_Bum_suk]

Hmmm, I wasn't thinking it would be something that went that far back. Does it really matter which came out first? What's interesting in the case of these two girls is that they're both a bit hyperactive and easily distracted and, in North America, would each an eligible candidate for being (mis?)diagnosed with ADD.

At any rate, they even have exactly the same haircut, and when in their school uniforms, they could try to get up an change seats every time I turned my back to write on the board and I'd have absolutely no idea which was supposed to be in which seat. The only way I can possibly distinguish between the two is that one of them seems to catch on to things a bit more easily than the other.

[Hotpants]

I think this relates to any teaching situation as a whole. Teach a group of kids the same English phrases in an identical setting, and as we all know, some pick them up better than others. Even when all environmental factors remain constant, it demonstrates that the internal physiological/psychological process is so inherently unique in that it will never produce identical outcomes and thus no single educational approach model can produce a win-win situation for all.

Identical twins are a fascinating case for educational studies for obvious reasons, but from what other identical twins have told me, the thing they hate most is that they are conscious that people are watching so closely for any deviance in similarities out of a novelty factor that it sometimes forces them to play a fake character role. This can result in overwhelming pressures to either underperform or overperform and can be carried into adulthood with very adverse consequences. Maybe this is already starting to manifest itself in their overactive behavior?

It also ties in with English learning in Korea as a whole. So many kids are getting more and more English tuition than ever, but it is not producing a nation of fantastic English speakers. There are clearly more forces at play than simply the amount of tuition hours they are receiving.

Be careful not to put your twins into a single pigeon hole. I think they would appreciate it if you treated them quite separately.

[Yu_Bum_suk]

[cruisemonkey]

Nature vs nurture.

Gimme triplets with which to experiment (I could use one a 'control')... if only it wasn't unethical.

[Kwangjuchicken]

[plus99]

[poet13]

I'm curious how many people have had identical twins in their classes.
I went my whole life I think without ever meeting identical twins, and then in three years in my city, I have had two pairs. I think this goes laong with the stubby, or club thumb thread....

[Yu_Bum_suk]

[ardis]

I had a pair of identical 3rd year boys last year. I didn't even notice until halfway through the year. One was always getting in trouble and thus really stood out, while the other was really quite and had a very different hair cut.

[Yu_Bum_suk]