Crushing Tall PoppiesA Gifted Memory
Monday, September 1, 2014
“Mom, you remember my first tricycle with the push bar that screwed in on the back?” “Yes”, I replied, quizzically wondering where this conversation was going to…
#8 Gifted Students Have Unique Learning Needs That Must Be Met
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…
#7 Gifted Students are Culturally, Racially, and Socially Diverse
Wednesday, August 6, 2014
In my recent blog post A Gifted Child Checklist for Teachers , I listed ten basic characteristics and traits of gifted children intended to help teachers and others to identify giftedness…
I’m Jealous of Your Smart Kid
Thursday, July 24, 2014
Yes, I am jealous, but I would never roll my eyes or say nasty, mean things about you or your child. Nope, I keep my envy to myself,…
Suffering in Silence: Who’s Really Paying the Price for the Neglect of Our Gifted Children?
Monday, July 21, 2014
No child should have to suffer simply because they were born gifted One only needs to google just two words: gifted and neglected. You will find page…
#6 Gifted Students Develop Asynchronously
Tuesday, July 15, 2014
“But I am sure the Naval Research Laboratory has a gift shop that sells scanning tunneling microscopes so I can create my own quantum dots with identical, deterministic…
#5 Gifted Students Often Struggle Socially
Thursday, July 10, 2014
What is Life Without Friends? The title may be misleading because, in my experience, the social struggles of gifted children are not so much that gifted children are inept…
A Gifted Child’s Owner’s Manual
Monday, July 7, 2014
We’ve probably all heard this sentiment many times as parents. Despite all the websites, books, magazines and articles available about parenting and raising children, the information offered in any…
#4 Gifted Students Can Have Learning Disabilities
Monday, June 30, 2014
Twice-exceptional – gifted with one or more learning disabilities or learning differences. Twice-exceptional (or 2E) children can have extra burdens on them, more so than other gifted children, …
#3 Gifted Students are Often Extremely Sensitive
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
The physical and mental filter through which outside stimuli enters the mind and body of a gifted person seems to be equipped with an automatic 100X Increase Sensory…
