Crushing Tall PoppiesThree Ways to Say Gifted
Monday, February 16, 2015
Gifted. Easy to type. Difficult to say. Have you experienced that uncertainty and discomfort when you knew you had to say the word gifted, but you were a…
The Upsides of Giftedness
Thursday, February 5, 2015
Parenting a gifted child? Fearful about your gifted child’s education? Weary from the many issues that crop up all too often with your gifted child? Yes, there is…
A Gifted Child Checklist for Teachers {Shareable Presentation}
Tuesday, February 3, 2015
In a positive way, I wanted to address the need for all educators to understand and recognize the traits and needs of our gifted children. I used the web-based presentation…
Gifted Kids Turn Out “Just Fine”
Wednesday, January 21, 2015
This is a guest post from one of my incredible readers, Erin. Erin posted a comment on one of my posts–this poignant story of her giftedness, and her experience…
Gifted Children–Mistaken Expectations
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
We meet people, we interact with them for a short while, and soon we characterize them and place them into one of the people and personality categories we…
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…
Gifted Children: Just Pulling the Wool Over Your Eyes
Monday, December 15, 2014
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…
Giftedness is More Than a Function of Education
Friday, December 5, 2014
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.
Tuesday, November 25, 2014
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…
Are Gifted People Arrogant?
Thursday, October 23, 2014
Unfortunately, too many intellectually gifted individuals have been criticized for being arrogant. Using one’s intelligence to the point that those around him feel inferior or less-than is often…
