“He’s smart, but he just needs to apply himself.” Just Wondering Out Loud

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

“Susie is not applying herself in class”   “If he applied himself, his work would improve”   “He needs to work harder and apply himself”   What does…

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My Child is Gifted: Do You Think I’m Bragging Now?

Thursday, February 6, 2014

My son is gifted. She’s gifted. All three of my children are gifted. You just can’t say this to anyone, you know! These are loaded declarations that you…

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Myths and Misunderstandings: Teachers Who Don’t Get Gifted

Thursday, September 26, 2013

When I say that myths and misunderstandings about giftedness abound in our school systems, I know this fact first-hand–there are schools, administrators and teachers who really don’t understand giftedness at all. Of course, this is not true of all teachers, but it is true of many who received little to no information about giftedness in their college education curriculum.

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Gifted Visual-Spatial Learners are Twice-Neglected

Sunday, June 30, 2013

Traditional School is a Hostile Learning Environment for Gifted Visual-Spatial Learners  Just as gifted individuals often discover that their giftedness feels like both a gift and a curse, those…

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