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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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How to help children love great art
Helping children appreciate and enjoy art doesn’t need to be daunting. Gifted children are often tuned in to the aesthetic nature of things and can easily
Bringing Napping Back: A Kindergarten Perspective
To sleep, perchance to dream learn. – Shakespeare (kind of) When I went to kindergarten (shout out and apologies to my teacher, Mrs. Beasley), I
Read Ahead Contracts
Reading is one of the great joys of life, yet for gifted children, reading can become a tedious exercise, fraught with difficulty and frustration. This
Your Child is NOT the Center of the Universe
This may come as a surprise, but your child is not the center of the universe. Your child, is, in fact, not even special. I’m
Adaptive Giftedness & the Power of Connection
Want to try something really daunting? Raise a bunch of kids who are smarter than you are. Been there… Is your child’s magical power an
Life as an Art Teacher: Positive Deviancy in Action
I’m a big believer in positive deviancy. This is the idea that you can be different from others in a positive way, as described by
8 Essential Tips & Resources for Educators of Gifted Kids
Educators need specific resources and strategies for teaching gifted kids, and I could (and do) spend days and days on helping them find those resources
How To Get a Good Night’s Sleep and Why You Should
Sleep is a constant struggle for many adults and kids, and it’s a key issue with the gifted, whose minds tend to spin out of
The Bill of Rights for Parents of Gifted Children
When your child is the star of the football team, no one blinks an eye when you wear a jersey with his number on it or
What Sled Dogs Can Teach Us About Working in Teams
Let’s be honest: working in groups is not typically a strength for gifted learners. That doesn’t mean that we just shrug our shoulders and say, “Oh,
Why School’s Not Fair to Gifted Kids
A gifted fifth grader received this advice on his report card: “You could work on ways to exhibit patience for others who don’t work at
My Only New Year’s Resolution
I only have one New Year’s resolution this year: show up. Every year, I make a lot of well-intentioned resolutions designed to correct all that ails
