What should you expect if you have a gifted child? What are the unique challenges you might face? What will surprise you? What should you be concerned about? Do you really believe your child is gifted? How do you know? Many children share the characteristics of gifted children but their parents are slow to recognize … Read More
Self-esteem is important for all children, not just the gifted. Research has shown that approximately half of the high school boys and a fourth of high school girls report feeling only “pretty good” about the way they are. Gifted students face even greater challenges by being very different from their peers in how they see … Read More
Many gifted children go unnoticed in school. Many are identified, but not until the second or third grade. Parents who think their children may be gifted will want to know before that and may want to consider alternate placement options like private preschool programs or early grade acceleration. Early testing and early identification of giftedness … Read More
It’s back to school time, a time of excitement and a time of anticipation. For gifted kids, it’s also a time of anxiety and even foreboding as they see another year of frustration, bullying/intimidation, embarrassment, and more problems with peers, teachers, and parents. Your child is gifted. You want him or her to love learning … Read More
Gifted students are gifted learners whose individual styles and approaches to learning are different from the normal population of students. For them to be successful, their curriculum should be designed to take advantage of their intelligence, curiosity, passion, focus, ability to absorb information quickly, and commitment to perfection. Not many students reflect this profile. But … Read More
Educators of gifted children face many challenges today not the least of which is keeping them interested, engaged, and motivated in a traditional classroom environment. There is such a wide range of giftedness, learning styles, maturity, and social development (not to mention a diverse curriculum) that makes it difficult for a teacher to provide opportunities … Read More
