testing

Why Gifted Kids Test Quickly and Why That is Okay

Gifted kids often finish first, even on high stakes tests, and that gets on people’s nerves, especially concerned teachers. I’m going to explore some of the reasons why gifted kids test quickly and why that is okay. (This applies to gifted adults as well, actually.) Test taking is complex, isn’t

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Taking Advantage of Post-test Time

Is it just me, or is time short{er}? “I’ve got way too much instructional time,” said no teacher ever. It seems like every year teachers notice they have less and less “seat time” with their students and more and more to do with that little bit. That means that teachers

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