Monday, May 4, 2020
Trusting my ability to read other people and their situations is something I need to accept and honor. As I look back on meaningful, traumatic, or momentous occasions where I intuited the situation or the person correctly, I should be confident in my empathic ability. If I’m honest, my empathy crosses over into the unknown, and my fact- and science-based thinking doesn’t set foot into pseudoscientific phenomena. I can only accept that my unnatural ability to perceive and intuit comes from my gift of empathy.
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Tuesday, November 26, 2019
When giftedness is not recognized as a human trait, but is regarded as a prodigious intellectual benefit, it can become a burden. When giftedness is tied to and measured by academic achievement, then giftedness is misunderstood. When the expectation of a gifted person is academic and professional success, then giftedness can cause anxiety and distress. Giftedness is a life experience, not an educational experience. Giftedness is not what one can achieve, but who one is.
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Wednesday, October 3, 2018
“Looking at Sam’s recent test scores that we just received, it puts your son in the highly gifted range. Your son is gifted, Mrs. Welch.” Well hey, swell—that’s…
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Friday, August 10, 2018
Or to put it another way: we need to sever the misleading associative ties between giftedness and educational achievement that are so pervasive and harmful. Lately, I’ve wondered…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Monday, April 13, 2015
Yes, by now we’ve seen the recent articles (see below) and studies reminding us yet again that gifted children have been getting the short end of the educational…
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Wednesday, April 1, 2015
Gifted children and anxiety often seem to go hand in hand. Experiencing their world more intensely as well as having a more intuitive understanding of complex connections and…
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Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Go to school, study, make good grades, go to college, work hard—this is a universal recipe for success so often offered to our children. For some children who…
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Crushing Tall Poppies
