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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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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
Supporting Overly Emotional Children with Peer Interaction: Reader Q & A
Even without the intensities/overexcitabilities so common in our gifted population, kids can be overly emotional. What do I mean by overly emotional? I mean that
The Gifted Mask: A Student Speaks
The students are the core of what we do, and I think it’s critical that they are also able to be the corps, or body,
Accelerating Gifted Kids in Math: A Case Study
Sometimes gifted kids can move much more quickly than the system is ready for. Sometimes gifted kids can move much more quickly than they are
Tips for Going Back to School After a Vacation
Back to School after a Vacation Every year it was the same: spend the last few days of Christmas vacation searching my mind, files, teacher
When Gifted Kids Whine: The Therapist Answers
When I was teaching high school, I kept a can of spray cheese in my classroom, and when kids would whine, I would pull it
When Gifted Kids Move: Tips for Parents and Districts
What happens when a gifted student moves from one school district to another? How do parents obtain continuity of service for gifted students? How can
