Newsweek magazine looks at 25 years of reform in American education, beginning with the A Nation At Risk study and continuing to this day. It discusses some possible solutions, and considers what obstacles exist and what progress remains to this day.
from the blog post: "What's the best way to parent a really smart kid?" That was the question I asked PJ Manney during Sunday's FastForward Radio show. Specifically, I wanted to know... "Do you bring attention to their intelligence to build them up, or do you play it down?"
A gifted child demonstrates unique and clever behavior long before a school acknowledges it.
The following video not only highlights the accomplishments of Heath Harding, but also sheds some light on the positive impact of homeschooling gifted children.
How Not to Talk to Your Kids - The Peril of Praise
In the 1980s, when the U.S. News & World Report rankings of colleges were based solely on reputation, the nation's public universities were well represented at the top.
There are so many stories about mainstream public high schools [and even colleges] failing to provide enough challenge to excel, to encourage and support personal growth and talent development.
Mandy Moore has said, "I'm really overly sensitive. I get my feelings hurt very easily, and sometimes I just cry for no reason." Many people equate high sensitivity with exceptional ability.
Winona Ryder once commented, "You go through spells where you feel that maybe you're too sensitive for this world. I certainly felt that."
In her article Protect Yourself from Energy Vampires, Dr. Orloff details a number of examples of these 'vampires' that can deeply impact sensitive people - and what to do about them to protect yourself.
On the tv series "Heroes" she plays an assertive FBI agent, but Clea DuVall is candid about being introverted and sensitive.
In her book Gifted Grownups, Marylou Kelly Streznewski illuminates many of the myths and challenges of being exceptional.
A news article on the topic of ADD and treatment interviews several people, including Maggie Preston, who was diagnosed with ADD at 16 and took Ritalin for four years. She quit over concerns about addiction after several occasions when she used her medications recreationally.
A number of exceptionally talented people in the arts get freighted with a kind of unwanted godhood of exaggerated expectations.
Psychologist Stephen A. Diamond, Ph.D. declares that "Perfectionism has taken a bum rap.
If "intellectually gifted" is defined to mean people who can become theoretical physicists, then we're talking about no more than a few people per thousand and perhaps many fewer.