Crushing Tall PoppiesGifted 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…
Gifted Relationships. The Silver Lining in the Gifted Storm
Wednesday, July 1, 2015
Giftedness can seem as though it is an inherent gift all would love to have. Yet, gifted advocates, teachers of gifted students, professionals who work with gifted individuals…
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…
Education Week Commentary
Friday, May 15, 2015
One of my articles was featured in Education Week–“Gifted Education Is About the Whole Child“.
My Guest Post at Through a Stronger Lens
Sunday, May 10, 2015
I wrote a guest post for Nikki Linn for her blog, Through a Stronger Lens–Seeing the World Through Gifted Eyes. Nikki writes such touching, revealing and honest posts about…
It’s All About the Grades
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
It’s a Punch in the Gut and not a Pat on the Back Why is it all about the academic output—the grades, the achievement, the scores? As a…
My Guest Post Over at My Little Poppies
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
I wrote a guest post for Cait at the wonderful blog, My Little Poppies. Cait and I realized that there are many of us former public school teachers who…
What About the Gifted Children Who Got Left Behind?
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…
