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National giftedness

Motivating the Gifted Student

MotivationIt is no secret that I admire the work of Stanford psychologist Carol Dweck on the subject of motivation. It has been about a year since...
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Becoming a Leader

We often think of leaders as people with particular traits, with particular needs to be up in front, to guide others, or to offer some talent that...
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IQ Testing and Admission to a Gifted Education Program

  • IQ testing
  • January 31, 2012
Admission to a gifted education program at a school such as Quest Academy most frequently requires an assessment of the applicant. As such, one may...
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Everyone needs a friend: Gifted children and friendships

Evolution has designed humans to crave interaction. Whether we be introverts or extroverts, children and adults alike thrive in supportive...
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The nurture of potential

All over the country and I dare say the entire world, parents, psychologists, teachers, scientists, policy makers and professionals across all...
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Gifted versus Talented

Those who peddle psychobabble and the other tripe which often masquerades as educational research like to claim that giftedness is less a measure...
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Twice-exceptional students

  • Twice-Exceptional Students
  • April 25, 2011
Twice-exceptionalstudents are within every socioeconomic, cultural, racial, and ethnic group and in most school classrooms (Fliess, 2006). Finding...
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Four things parents should never say to gifted children

Well-intentioned parents occasionally say things to their gifted children without realizing the effects those statements may have. Certain comments...
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Asynchronistic development among the gifted: Part one of three

We see it in urban and suburban classrooms alike: children who consistently act out impulsively (or spontaneously) leaving educators frustrated and...
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Gifted or Hard-working Children

The bar for achievement in the Bay Area is set very high. If you ask most parents, they will tell you that their children are well above average,...
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