Crushing Tall PoppiesYes, My Gifted Child is a Know-It-All: A Case for Acceleration
Thursday, September 17, 2015
“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…
Your Gifted Child and the Gift of Gab
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
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…
I’m Not THAT Parent
Wednesday, September 2, 2015
I’m not THAT parent. Having a gifted child, an intellectually gifted child, does not make me THAT parent. There is no need to sound the alarm and send…
Dear Teacher, My Gifted Child is in Your Class
Friday, August 21, 2015
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…
Your Gifted Child’s Education–When to Get Off the Bus and Leave Traditional School Behind
Saturday, August 1, 2015
Your child is gifted. What happens now? What will his school do now that he has been identified? How will his education change? What do I do if…
Gifted Children: What Parents Want Teachers to Know
Wednesday, July 29, 2015
Gifted children are misunderstood and so very often miseducated, and they may even be bullied, envied and shunned. Being gifted is not at all what many people believe it to…
Gifted Children Stuck in the No Passing Zone
Thursday, July 9, 2015
No Child Gets Ahead No Child Gets Out Alive Double Back Around To Pick Up The Children We Left Behind Act No Child Left Untested…
Achievement & Success. We’ve Got This All Wrong
Sunday, June 21, 2015
ACHIEVEMENT IN SCHOOL Invoking visions of triumphant moments filled with straight A’s, honor roll awards and valedictorian speeches, achievement is a popular, trending educational enigma we hate to…
Gifted Children–These 3 Things
Monday, June 15, 2015
“You will never get teachers to understand.” “Too many teachers only see gifted children as smart, high-achievers.” “It’s the word gifted. Change the word and maybe it won’t…
I’m a Mom of a Gifted Child
Thursday, May 21, 2015
Reflections on guilt, t-shirts, loneliness, heartache and fitting in Who would have thought that cleaning out my gifted child’s closet—sorting through the keepsakes, the clothes to donate, and…
