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I Ditched the PHD for the Argentine Tango or If I’m so Smart, Why Aren’t I an Astrophysicist?
I thought I should get a PhD. It made sense. There was a professor who asked to mentor me. I wanted to write a book. So, I thought, why not write a book and get a PhD at the same time? I applied. Was accepted into a program. Got funded. Then I thought. How many…
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Afflicted With Too Much Talent
When you were a teen, did you hear this? “You’re so lucky. You can do anything you want, when you grow up. You could be a doctor, lawyer, musician, engineer, professor, IT professional, journalist, artist, anthropologist–anything. Aren’t you lucky!” You didn’t feel lucky. You felt confused and overwhelmed. Guilty and ungrateful. Paralyzed and like a…
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Gifted Shmifted–The Sequel
After thirty+ years hanging around with gifted kids and adults, first as a teacher, now as a counselor and consultant, I still stutter when I try to define g-g-giftedness.There’s so much confusion, complexity and controversy over what giftedness actually is. It’s pretty overwhelming. People often talk about it in terms of achievement, talent or “paths…
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Gifted Shmifted
Time to address the elephant. The one in the room. You know what I’m talkin’ about. I’m starting to hyperventilate. I really don’t want to do this. But it was going to come up sooner or later. OK. Sigh. Just do it. You may identify with the label geek, nerd, bookworm, or brainiac. If you’re following…
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