Every time I hear the word ‘standardization’, I {{shiver}}. And I shiver a lot these days! When I consider the implications for gifted children, I visualize a roll of duct tape about to be applied to the ‘box’.I fail to see how the road we’re headed on leads to anything but a dead end. Standardization has been twisted and turned into a grand scheme...
Nurturing the Global Nature of Giftedness
This week, the global gifted community will have the opportunity to virtually join with participants of the 13thInternational Conference of the European Council for High Ability (ECHA) in Münster, Germany.On Thursday, September 13th, a highly anticipated Symposium on Social Media and Gifted Education will add a new online component to the conference...
What to Expected When You’re Expecting? The Unexpected
When I was expecting my first child, I must have read the book ~ What to Expect When You’re Expecting ~ at least five times. I was all set! I had all the answers laid out for me on the pages of this one easy-to-read book. Piece of cake. No problem. Years of perfect parenting and my child would be out the door on her way to a perfect existence due in...
Supporting Your Child’s Gifted Teacher
Parents often concentrate all their time advocating for their child. Isn’t that what parents should do? Sure, but I’m about to expand your job responsibilities. Listen carefully ~ parents of gifted children should also support their child’s gifted teacher. Now I know what you’re going to say ~ What if the teacher does not support my child? First, it...
Accentuate the Positive
In the past few days, I have been hearing a lot about being positive. To be honest … I oftentimes struggle with this in regard to education and in particular the education of highly-abled or gifted kids. It’s easy to see all the negative aspects ~ such...