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Gifted: The Movie — A Review of Sorts
I confess. I love sweet sentimental movies with happy endings. Call me crazy. Or old. But, hey. In today’s world? We all need some happy endings. Not only that. If you’ve been reading my blog, you’ll know that I’m all about giftedness. I write about it. Talk about it. Think about it. Dream about it. Sing…
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Paralyzed By Your Great Potential
When you were a child, you were praised for your abilities. You did most things earlier and faster than your peers. You scored well on tests. Everyone was impressed. And they told you so. They said that you had so much potential. So. Much. Potential. You determined that you had to keep performing at that highest rate…
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Gifted Kids, Rainforest Minds — Still Misunderstood After All These Years
Way back in the later 1970’s, I was teaching in public schools in N. America and feeling the heat of the Does-Giftedness-Matter-Debate. You know what I’m talkin’ about. I remember the superintendent at the time saying: “There are no gifted children in our district.” Really? None? Oh boy. But schools in Pennsylvania were mandated to identify…
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To Achieve Or Not To Achieve — That Is The Question
What does it mean to achieve or to be successful? You’re smart, so you’re a high achiever, right? Maybe. Not necessarily. And what is a high achiever anyway? And then. More questions: What is a reasonable expectation for your particular abilities and interests? Where can you find adequate feedback? If you’re proud of something you achieve does…
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The Top Ten Reasons Why You Should Love Your Impostor Syndrome
As you may have heard, ahem, I have written a book that will be released next month, June 2016. I’m noticing just a teensy weensy bit of impostor syndrome. Well, OK, maybe it’s not so teensy weensy. Possibly because it’s infused with generous amounts of fear: of failure, success, overwhelm, and, oh, utter humiliation and devastation…
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If You Haven’t Achieved Greatness, Can You Be Gifted?
Here it is. That pesky old question. You’ve heard it. You grapple with it. If you aren’t a high achiever, can you be gifted? If your achievements aren’t “great,” can you be gifted? If your work isn’t “insanely great,” might you not be gifted but just insane? (You may not have heard of that last question.…
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Your Kids Are Gifted. Should You Tell Them?
What do you do when your little darlings think fast, feel deeply, and ask questions you can’t answer. What do you do when they correct your mistakes, ruminate about the meaning of infinity, and prefer Beethoven to baseball? Do you tell them that they’re gifted? Do they need to know why the other four year olds ignore their lectures on the life cycle of the…
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Most Popular Posts of 2015
Here are the top six posts of 2015. Thank you so much for reading, commenting, sharing and living your sensitive, intelligent, emotional, curious, compassionate rainforest-y life! Join me, dear bloggEEs, for more treks into the depths in 2016. Let us know, in the comments, how you’re doing and what you’d like to see next year. Imagine…
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