Crushing Tall PoppiesTo Whom It May Concern: Being Gifted Sucks Sometimes
Monday, March 13, 2017
To the parents who wish for their child to be gifted. To the teachers who think gifted children should easily excel in school. Or for that matter, to…
Gifted Children and Non-Traditional Educational Choices
Wednesday, December 21, 2016
It’s not easy growing up gifted, especially when so few get that your not-quite-the-norm behaviors are inherent with your giftedness and are really not a problem or an…
Mentoring Gifted Children: It Takes a Village
Monday, November 14, 2016
Emile, a 13-year old, hates school and is convinced he can’t learn. Worse, he feels—no, he knows—he doesn’t often fit in with his age mates. Although he used…
9 Things the World Must Understand About Gifted Children
Monday, June 6, 2016
Three years have passed since I wrote the popular post, 8 Things the World Must Understand About Gifted Children. Sadly, not much has changed for gifted children—they are…
An Unconventional Education
Thursday, May 19, 2016
There are many ways to get there from here. The Traditional K-12 Path For as long as most of us can remember, the only path to our education…
Not the Underdog, Yet, the Underdog
Thursday, March 24, 2016
It’s only human nature. When faced with having to deliver a subjective judgement or choosing one person over another, we humans often decide with our hearts and not…
Gifted Children: Too Smart for Their Own Good
Tuesday, March 8, 2016
Too smart for your own good. What does this familiar saying really mean? How can being smart undermine what should be good? And how does this relate to…
My Other Published Articles
Monday, January 11, 2016
As an author and writer, I have written articles for notable education publications. My writing has been widely shared on the websites and email newsletters of gifted education programs,…
Don’t Hate Me Because I’m Gifted
Tuesday, December 15, 2015
“Don’t hate me because I’m beautiful.” Often when I think of the perception most of society seem to hold about gifted children, I am always reminded of…
My Child is Gifted and I Can’t Talk About Him
Friday, October 30, 2015
My child is gifted, and I can’t talk about him— Because there is an incredibly fine line between simply talking about your gifted child and appearing to be…
