Crushing Tall PoppiesA Gifted Child Checklist for Teachers
Monday, June 9, 2014
Summer is catch-up time for many of us, and on my catch-up list is reading, lots of reading. Amazon has made it way too easy to download the…
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…
8 Things the World Must Understand About Gifted Children
Monday, November 25, 2013
Gifted children are often misunderstood by society– Wait. You know what? I’m gonna write this truthfully. I’m going to write this from the heart. I am going to…
The Alienation of Gifted Families by Our Public Schools: How to Work the System
Monday, September 23, 2013
Public schools are underserving and miseducating our gifted learners, and they have for decades. This failure continues despite what research has shown us as well as the ever-increasing…
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…
Our Tall Poppies
Saturday, March 2, 2013
Have you heard the term Tall Poppy Syndrome? Generally, a tall poppy is a person who stands head and shoulders above others for various reasons such as intelligence,…
