Gifted Homeschoolers Forum “ -- Zen Koan We are all underachievers. Or so it seems to me. That most of the time we could do better as individuals seems obvious. Psychometricians often claim we are smarter than ever. I don’t know – I tend to think that while as individuals we may be getting smarter (better nutrition and all, though make sure to supplement those Omega-3s), our collective intelligence, in our neighborhoods and in the world community, is increasingly impoverished, and, as a society, we get dumber all the time. Maybe it just feels that way because we could do – we could -- so much more. I am far from the first to have had this thought. Ah, how shameless—the way these mortals blame the gods. From us alone, they say, come all their miseries, yes, but they themselves, with their own reckless ways compound their pains beyond their proper share. Perhaps the gods themselves are underachievers. Let’s begin with overachievement. We discover mental tricks that allow us to go the extra mile. can retard performance.
Gruener Consulting LLC | Positive Discipline Parent and Classroom Education, Presentations and Seminars “Play Partner” or “Sure Shelter”: What gifted children look for in friendship “Play Partner” or “Sure Shelter”: What gifted children look for in friendship Author: Miraca U. M. Gross Citation: From The SENG Newsletter. 2002 May 2(2) “When gifted children are asked what they most desire, the answer is often ‘a friend’. The need for friendship and, even more, for emotional intimacy, is a driving force in both children and adults. A wealth of research studies over the last 70 years have shown us that when intellectually gifted children look for friends, they tend to gravitate towards other gifted children of approximately their own age, or older children who may not be as bright as they are, but who are still of above average ability (Hollingworth, 1926; O’Shea, 1960; Gross, 1993). Previous international studies have found, not surprisingly, that children’s conceptions of friendship develop in stages and are hierarchical and age-related (see, for example, Bigelow and La Gaipa, 1975; Selman, 1981). Stage 5: “The sure shelter.” However, “rare” also means “scarce”. Dr.
untitled What Inspires You? This is your INSPIRATION BANK. You will create a page in your “Inspiration Journal” for each of these ideas. There are no limits for your Inspiration pages. I want you to open your mind, use your senses and creativity. -Things you have seen that are interesting -Close observations of objects and people, capturing sights, sounds, moods, tastes, etc. -Memories from places you have visited (vacations) (for example- Disney World, New York City, camping in Georgia, mountains) -Writing generated from photographs -Experiences you have had with animals -Experiences you have had with family -Setting ideas and stories revolved around places we “visit” on our region tour and virtual “field trips” -Family stories that you know -Entries about things you deeply care about -Celebrations or victories -Dreams -What fascinates you -Fantasy -Imagine interviewing a person in history -Imaginary field trips -Things you regret, and things you are proud of. -Things that are easy and things that are hard.
Positive Discipline Association - Home Small poppies: Highly gifted children in the early years Gross, M. Roeper Review Vol. 21, No. 3, pp. 207-214 1999 This article by Miraca Gross is a classic on the development and needs of profoundly gifted children in infancy, toddlerhood and the preschool years. It discusses some of the hallmarks of extreme precocity in the very young. Summary: Highly gifted children are frequently placed at risk in the early years of school through misidentification, inappropriate grade-placement and a seriously inadequate curriculum. Let me share with you one of my earliest memories. A man is working in the gardens and I am intrigued by what he is doing. Well, I agreed with my mother. As a teacher and academic working in gifted education, I have become sadly familiar with the cutting down to size of children who develop at a faster pace or attain higher levels of achievement than their age-peers. How did the term originate? Our gifted children - our small poppies - are at risk in our schools, and the group at greatest risk are the highly gifted.
Planet of the As « Chasing Hollyfeld Like most schools, September is when we all start to schedule our first parent-teacher conferences of the year. We began this process when the girls started kindergarten, eagerly awaiting the conference, and hoping to hear those words every parent (thinks they) want to hear: she’s smart, she’s wonderfully behaved, she’s doing just great. Our first conference for the girls was a shock: we’re not sure what to do with them. Then we moved into the full-time GT program, and the discussion at the conference began: so we think she needs to skip a grade. I’m sure some parents react calmly to these sorts of discussions. The result is that we are not typical GT parents at the conferences. But not for the reasons you’d think. I can hear all of you saying now: why push your kids? For some kids, this is actually the right thing to do. But the data would say we parents should do otherwise when it comes to school. So, we’ve taken the other path. Like this: Like Loading...
SENG THE EDISON TRAIT For Information about "The Edison Project at Quick Study Labs" see the very bottom of this page. QuickStudyLabs.com can meet the needs of Edison Trait Children to discover, explore and invent. DOES YOUR CHILD HAVE THE EDISON TRAIT? He was a boy who learned only by doing. The core of his learning was his passion for experiments. Today, a growing number of children have that nature to dare. They have minds that are at home with meanderings and leaps of vast proportions. QUALITIES OF A CREATIVE MIND There was once a man who drove a truck on a road through a town and got stuck under a bridge that had a low clearance. This was a child who had the Edison trait. An Edison-trait child: Expects the Unexpected A child with the Edison trait makes sudden, astonishing connections. His sense of humor is disarming. Thinks Autonomously This is a child who stands up for his own ideas, especially when they are uncommon or nonconformist. Loves to Come Up with Ideas Some do this slowly and dreamily.