| Stuck in Another Dimension:
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Stuck in Another Dimension:
The Exceptionally Gifted Child in School
By Stephanie S. Tolan
© 1985 Stephanie S. Tolan, Used by Permission.
Originally published in Gifted Child Today, Nov. - Dec., 1985
For six years I have tried to educate an exceptionally gifted child in a school system not designed to handle him. As a parent, I've never been able to take our situation as an interesting t . . . more
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| Author : By Stephanie S. Tolan
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Created : 05 Jan 2003
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| Gender and Genius
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Gender and Genius
Barbara Kerr, Ph.D.
Arizona State University
Our ideas about what is gifted behavior for a boy or for a girl are imbued with society's notions of appropriate gender identity. Gifted boys and girls need to learn to cope with their giftedness while careful1y following prescribed gender roles if they want to avoid the rejection of . . . more
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| Author : Barbara Kerr, Ph.D.
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Created : 23 Nov 2002
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| Gifted But Learning Disabled: A Puzzling Paradox
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Gifted But Learning Disabled: A Puzzling Paradox
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ERIC EC Digest #E479
Author: Susan Baum
1990
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How can a child learn and not learn at the same time? Why do some students apply little or no effort to school tasks while the . . . more
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| Author : Susan Baum
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Created : 11 Aug 2002
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| Writing - The Only Way??
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Why is it that so often we measure a child's ability by the written output or quality of the way the letters are formed ??????
I have been saddened over the last two weeks by the number of people who have contacted me, either on the site or by phone,stressed by the fact that their children are failing because they cannot express themselves on paper.In many cases it seems to be boys and . . . more
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| Author : Glenys Stanton
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Created : 03 Aug 2002
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| NZ Gifted Chn Assoc
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NEW ZEALAND ASSOCIATION FOR GIFTED CHILDREN
Ever since its formation in 1975, the New Zealand Association for Gifted Children (NZAGC) has catered to the special needs of the gifted and talented. It helps parents understand these children, makes the educational authorities aware of their special needs, and helps these young people fulfill the potential of their giftedness.
Mission . . . more
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| Author : NZAGC
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Created : 14 Jul 2002
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| Thinking Skills - Keys to Fusing Talents
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| In a world where change is the only certainty, where major technological advances are made everyday, the clearly defined borders between subject areas are becoming less distinct with overlaps that were never even dreamt of in the past. Music composition often relies on complex computer simulation; elementary social studies programmes access Internet. The content of units of study is no longer of p . . . more
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| Author : Karin Morrison
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Created : 03 Jul 2002
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| Why Should Gifted Education Be Supported?
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Why Should Gifted Education Be Supported?
This question is often asked in a confrontational manner by those who believe that gifted individuals do not need special educational provisions. Some sincerely feel that truly gifted children will remain gifted and fulfill their educational needs on their own. Others feel that if teachers are doing their job, the gifted should be able to get by . . . more
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| Author : National Association for Gifted Children
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Created : 17 May 2002
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| Does Anyone Know this Child?
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The Gifted Child.
This is often the child that bring both parents and teachers to despair. On the one hand they can be exciting and exhilarating to talk to and work with.On the other hand they can equally be frustrating. Living and working with these children can be exhausting. The gifted child can be reasoning as a 12 year old one moment and the next acting as a 7 year old which is the . . . more
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| Author : Glenys Stanton
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Created : 16 Feb 2002
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| A Letter to Gifted Children.
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A letter to gifted children.
It isn’t easy being different. We are taught that it is bragging to say—or even think—that we might be smarter than other people. Doesn’t everyone have gifts? Yes, everyone on the planet is a gift to humanity. Being gifted does not mean being better than anyone else. So what does giftedness mean?
To me, the gift in giftedness is the potential to ma . . . more
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| Author : Linda Silverman
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Created : 23 Mar 2002
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| Classroom Problems with Gifted/Creative Children
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Classroom Problems with Gifted/Creative Children
Creative Trait : : Theoretical and abstract
Classroom Problem:: Ignores stressed data in assignments. Hands in "unneat" work.
Creative Trait : : Independent, Inventive (non-conforming)
Classroom Problem:: Resists teacher chosen assignments far beyond requirements to the exclusion of others.
Cr . . . more
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| Author : Marcella R. Bonsall
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Created : 12 Mar 2002
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