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Gifted Children
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Written by barefoot writer
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Saturday, 06 March 2010 02:04 |
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Imagine for a moment that you’re a child of roughly average intelligence and you have been placed in a class of intellectually disabled children. Got that picture in your head?
Imagine painstakingly going over the alphabet again and again with your class when you already know how to read. Imagine practicing basic arithmetic day after day, long after you get it, but never moving on to more sophisticated math. Imagine the boredom, frustration, and apathy that sets in after a period of time. If you’re a quiet kid, you might just get depressed, feign sick to get out of class, or spend a lot of time looking out the window, daydreaming. Even though it’s easy, too easy, your work might suffer. If you’re a little antsier, you might play a practical joke or pick a fight, just to have something to do. Either your teacher gets angry with you for not paying attention or she gets angry with you for causing trouble.
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Last Updated on Sunday, 21 March 2010 11:40 |
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News
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Written by Dan Fearnley
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Friday, 15 January 2010 22:35 |
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Deborah Mersino will be hosting a gifted education chat on Twitter every Friday, starting 22 January 2010 on Twitter. The livechat will have two sessions, one starting at 12 EST and the other at 7pm EST. Post to the chat by using the #nomoremyths hashtag. As Deborah says, "Let's clear up the myths and other misconceptions of Gifted Education." |
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Last Updated on Friday, 15 January 2010 22:37 |
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Gifted Adults
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Written by Sharon Barnes
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Saturday, 21 November 2009 20:22 |
Do you dread the holidays? Eagerly anticipate them? Do both at once? Here's CSIGY (Creative, Sensitive, Introverted, Gifted) Tips and Tools to Stay Balanced Through the Holidays:
Hollywood’s images of perfect family holidays set up unrealistic expectations that can never be met. Let’s face it, we can’t possibly measure up to the Norman Rockwell or "It’s a Wonderful Life" ideal. So why not take the pressure off to be perfect and enjoy the season? If your well-being has become the last priority in your life, it’s time to learn how to EEEK your way through the holidays.
EEEK stands for Experience it, Explore it, learn to Embrace it, and Kreate something with it to heal our lives. These are the mind-body-spirit skills that will enable you to heal yourself. Doing Creative Handwork like quilting, bead work, whittling, metalwork or knitting helps you to “download” your emotions; and by turning it into what I call Contemplative Handwork, you experience its power to heal your life. This is hands-on Play Therapy for Adults.
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Last Updated on Sunday, 22 November 2009 11:48 |
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Gifted Adults
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Written by Lisa Lauffer
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Tuesday, 17 November 2009 17:36 |
As many of you know, I spent the past summer researching grownup giftedness. I have learned so much that I want to share that I've almost felt paralyzed! Where to begin? Well, as Maria from The Sound of Musicwould say, "let's start at the very beginning, a very good place to start." (I'm very much about the wisdom of The Sound of Music!) The beginning seems to be in identifying what makes a grownup gifted. And boy howdy, do I have a list of gifted grownup characteristics for you!
Before I begin my ginormous list, I'll summarize by saying that giftedness is not about a number on an intelligence test. While high intelligence can be part of giftedness, giftedness is much more about a profile of traits. If you exhibit at least two-thirds of the characteristics below, you can probably consider yourself gifted.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 17 November 2009 19:48 |
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