Gifted Children—About THAT Stereotype
Friday, January 2, 2015
Trash it. Banish it. Kick it to the curb. It’s a new year, and the time has come to dispel the myths and misunderstandings that perpetuate that stereotype…
Trash it. Banish it. Kick it to the curb. It’s a new year, and the time has come to dispel the myths and misunderstandings that perpetuate that stereotype…
If there is just one thing I wish every person who does not understand giftedness, and yes, I did say every, could understand is that giftedness often comes packaged…
I get it. The vast majority of people think that gifted children are the smart, advantaged students in an esteemed, sometimes seemingly elitist, special program at school—it’s a…
Guess what? Your child is probably not gifted. This sentiment has been posted, oftentimes quite smugly, as a comment on numerous recent articles on the topic of gifted…
Kindergarten Teacher 1: I had Suzy’s mom come talk to me after school today. Oh gawd, I hear this every year. Kindergarten Teacher 2: What did she say?…
Children are our future. At some point in our lives, we will grow old and depend on the younger generations, including our own children, to look out for…
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…
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…
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,…
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…