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#8 Gifted Students Have Unique Learning Needs That Must Be Met

Susan and Doug Blanchard live in a small town in the Midwest, and they are the parents of three daughters.  Rosie is 3 years old, Annie is 7 years old, and their oldest daughter, Torie, is 11 years...

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Giftedness is More Than a Function of Education

I get it. The vast majority of people think that gifted children are the smart, advantaged students in an esteemed, sometimes seemingly elitist, special program at school—it’s a universal...

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Gifted Children: Just Pulling the Wool Over Your Eyes

If there is just one thing I wish every person who does not understand giftedness, and yes, I did say every, could realize is that giftedness often comes packaged with intense emotional...

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Gifted Children—About THAT Stereotype

Trash it. Banish it. Kick it to the curb. It’s a new year, and the time has come to dispel the myths and misunderstandings that perpetuate that stereotype which problematically misrepresents gifted...

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A Gifted Child Checklist for Teachers {Shareable Presentation}

In a positive way, I wanted to address the need for all educators to understand and recognize the traits and needs of our gifted children. I used the web-based presentation app., Emaze, to build this...

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It’s All About the Grades

It’s a Punch in the Gut and not a Pat on the Back Why is it all about the academic output—the grades, the achievement, the scores? As a mother of three gifted children and a committed gifted advocate,...

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I’m a Mom of a Gifted Child

Reflections on guilt, t-shirts, loneliness, heartache and fitting in Who would have thought that cleaning out my gifted child’s closet—sorting through the keepsakes, the clothes to donate, and throwing...

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Gifted Children: Our Five-Leaf Clovers

Four-Leaf Clovers—a Symbol of all Things Good Four-leaf clovers are an atypical variation of clover which can infrequently be found hidden among the more common three-leaf clovers in a clover patch....

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Gifted Children–These 3 Things

“You will never get teachers to understand.” “Too many teachers only see gifted children as smart, high-achievers.” “It’s the word gifted. Change the word and maybe it won’t be so off-putting” “It’s an...

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Dear Teacher, My Gifted Child is in Your Class

Dear Teacher, Welcome back to school. My child is so happy to be in your class this year. We know you are a wonderful and dedicated teacher and you care so much about your students. I know the...

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Gifted Children: Too Smart for Their Own Good

Too smart for your own good. What does this familiar saying really mean? How can being smart undermine what should be good? And how does this relate to gifted children?   What does this familiar saying...

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9 Things the World Must Understand About Gifted Children

Three years have passed since I wrote the popular post, 8 Things the World Must Understand About Gifted Children.  Sadly, not much has changed for gifted children—they are still very much...

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Gifted Children: ‘Tis Folly to be Wise?

    Ignorance is bliss.   I’ve come across this snippet of a quote through the years without more than a few seconds of consideration to its true meaning or origin, I simply thought it referred to...

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{Book Review} Boost: 12 Effective Ways to Lift Up Our Twice-Exceptional Children

Are you teaching or parenting a 2e child? Are you looking for tried-and-true strategies which can work in the classroom, at home or with homeschooling your 2e child? Do you ever wish you could have a...

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A Gifted Child Checklist for Teachers {Shareable Presentation}

In a positive way, I wanted to address the need for all educators to understand and recognize the traits and needs of our gifted children. I used the web-based presentation app., Emaze, to build this...

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It’s All About the Grades

It’s a Punch in the Gut and not a Pat on the Back Why is it all about the academic output—the grades, the achievement, the scores? As a mother of three gifted children and a committed gifted advocate,...

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I’m a Mom of a Gifted Child

Reflections on guilt, t-shirts, loneliness, heartache and fitting in Who would have thought that cleaning out my gifted child’s closet—sorting through the keepsakes, the clothes to donate, and throwing...

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Gifted Children: Our Five-Leaf Clovers

Four-Leaf Clovers—a Symbol of all Things Good Four-leaf clovers are an atypical variation of clover which can infrequently be found hidden among the more common three-leaf clovers in a clover patch....

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Gifted Children–These 3 Things

“You will never get teachers to understand.” “Too many teachers only see gifted children as smart, high-achievers.” “It’s the word gifted. Change the word and maybe it won’t be so off-putting” “It’s an...

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Dear Teacher, My Gifted Child is in Your Class

Dear Teacher, Welcome back to school. My child is so happy to be in your class this year. We know you are an excellent and dedicated teacher and you care so much about your students. I understand the...

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