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15 Ways to Help Gifted Kids Thrive in School
15 ways to help gifted kids thrive in school with ideas that work for lots of kids, so everyone will find ideas they can apply right away.
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Trying to Make School Better for Gifted Kids
Here’s a newsflash: school is not designed for gifted kids. When you recover from the shock, read on. Depending upon who you talk to, school
3 Doubts Parents Have About Raising Gifted Kids
I’ve never met a parent of any kind of kid who felt that they knew all of the answers. This isn’t a new issue. In
What To Do With An Advanced Language Arts Student
I received an email from a parent who had asked the high school to allow her 9th grade daughter to enroll in AP English, rather
How to Develop Your Child’s Fine Motor Skills
Our kids can’t cut. It’s costing us a lot of money. It’s costing them a lot of learning. Normally, I don’t write articles for the
3 Steps to an Effective Apology
As a teacher, one of the most important skills my students need to develop to have healthy relationships with their peers is to learn
Summer Learning Lures: The Alternative to the Summer Assignment
Look, I get it. We want kids to read. We want to avoid the dreaded “summer slide.” We want kids prepared for the work they’re
6 Things Kids Should Be Doing This Summer (and 1 Thing They Shouldn’t)
“Summer afternoon—summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.” – Henry James Well, Henry clearly did
The 2e School Struggle: Reader Q & A
When a student is struggling in school, a family is struggling in school. I once heard Dr. Phil say, “When you’re a parent, you’re only
Why We Need to Manage Expectations of Schools
In speaking of the efforts of Britain’s Royal Air Force, who were then tirelessly fighting the Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain, Winston Churchill said,
Can We Get a High School Underachiever on Track? Reader Q & A
I’ve written about the homework battle before, and I don’t mean to discourage anyone, but it doesn’t usually get better as the student gets older.
How to Tell a Child He/She is Gifted
I wrote about how to NOT to tell a child he/she is gifted, and now I’m sharing my thoughts about how to do it well.
How NOT to Tell a Child He/She is Gifted
I’m a big believer in gifted identification. Both I and my colleague Ian Byrd have written about it. Once a child is identified, you’re going
