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…
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…
Gifted children. A whole lot has been written about them, and I’ve done my share of putting information out there about the ups and the downs of life…
It All Starts at an Early Age At 18 months of age, he could identify all of his colors, the primary ones as well as most of the…
When Gifted Children Challenge Authority and Their Teachers Oh boy! Here comes one of those steep, steep slopes on the raising-a-gifted-child roller coaster. It is that scary ascent…
“Mom, I swear, they must have put me in remedial math. I am the only one who knows what is going on—I know everything!” This was my…
Loquacious Storyteller Chatty Talkative Garrulous Motormouthed Could a high-verbal output (a.k.a., talking a lot) be a sign of giftedness? Many professionals who study…
What did the constipated ketchup say? Must-turd. Have you ever wondered who makes up all of the jokes we hear nearly every day? The classics, the riddles, the…
Lagniappe is a Cajun French word that means a little something extra, a little extra gift, a bonus, or something more—kinda like getting a 13th donut when you paid…
Bullying. Hearing the word brings to mind the schoolyard bullies many of us encountered on the playground, in the classroom, and even in our own neighborhoods. Those who…
Dear Teacher, Welcome back to school. My child is so happy to be in your class this year. We know you are an excellent and dedicated teacher and…