Tuesday, November 26, 2019
When giftedness is not recognized as a human trait, but is regarded as a prodigious intellectual benefit, it can become a burden. When giftedness is tied to and measured by academic achievement, then giftedness is misunderstood. When the expectation of a gifted person is academic and professional success, then giftedness can cause anxiety and distress. Giftedness is a life experience, not an educational experience. Giftedness is not what one can achieve, but who one is.
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Monday, October 22, 2018
You’re the parent of a gifted child, or maybe all of your children are gifted. If you are just starting out on this journey, you may not as…
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Friday, February 17, 2017
Northwestern University’s Center for Talent Development-CTD is a resource-rich program for gifted children. They offer online programs, summer programs, weekend programs, service-learning programs, and an active online community…
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Saturday, August 1, 2015
Your child is gifted. What happens now? What will his school do now that he has been identified? How will his education change? What do I do if…
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Tuesday, April 28, 2015
I wrote a guest post for Cait at the wonderful blog, My Little Poppies. Cait and I realized that there are many of us former public school teachers who…
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Monday, April 13, 2015
Yes, by now we’ve seen the recent articles (see below) and studies reminding us yet again that gifted children have been getting the short end of the educational…
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Wednesday, April 1, 2015
Gifted children and anxiety often seem to go hand in hand. Experiencing their world more intensely as well as having a more intuitive understanding of complex connections and…
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Monday, March 16, 2015
“Good morning everyone! I hope everyone had a great weekend. This week, we are going to learn and discover new things in math, science and history. Fourth grade is…
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Monday, August 25, 2014
~ What Learning Should and Should Not Be ~ Traditional classroom education is a well-known historical institution with an organizational structure and operational protocols that have changed little…
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Friday, August 22, 2014
Susan and Doug Blanchard live in a small town in the Midwest, and they are the parents of three daughters. Rosie is 3 years old, Annie is 7…
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