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“…Complicated, Confounded, and Chaoticized…” — Living With Gifted Minds
“Since the first moment of his existence, Taylor has complicated, confounded, and chaoticized nearly every detail of his family’s lives.” This is one of my favorite sentences from Tom Clynes’ book, The Boy Who Played with Fusion: Extreme Science, Extreme Parenting, and How to Make a Star. My favorite paragraph from Clynes’ book is: “Waiting…
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They Say You’re A Know-It-All. Are You?
What did you do when you were in school and you knew all of the answers to the questions the teacher was asking? Did you raise your hand expecting that you’d be called on? Did you raise your hand expecting the teacher to ignore you? Did you not raise your hand because the other kids…
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Imagine a World Where Gifted Kids Don’t Have to Wait
It all started in first grade when you eagerly finished the entire workbook in one night. You thought your teacher would be pleased. She was not pleased. You were told to sit and color the pictures and WAIT until the other first graders caught up with you. Then there was the time they were teaching addition…
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“Extreme Science, Extreme Parenting…” Extreme Giftedness
“Since the first moments of his existence, Taylor has complicated, confounded, and chaoticized nearly every detail of his family’s lives.” So says Tom Clynes, author of the recently released and captivating book– The Boy Who Played With Fusion: Extreme Science, Extreme Parenting And How to Make a Star. Taylor Wilson, a profoundly gifted child, built a…