For Parents of Gifted Children
Gifted students approach their final years of high school eagerly anticipating the opportunity to take college-level courses. At 60 percent of our nation’s secondary schools, this opportunity is offered in the form of Advanced Placement courses. However, a growing number...
Volume 2 / Issue 2 / Winter 2002 Magna Cum Laude Model Program/Schools
Educators, researchers, and parents often observe perfectionist behaviors in gifted students. It comes as no surprise, since these students are bombarded daily by parents, teachers, peers, and an entertainment industry that rewards them and encourages them to make the highest...
Volume 2 / Issue 1 / Fall 2001 Research Briefs Social-Emotional Issues
Should gifted five-year-olds skip kindergarten and enter the first grade? Or can they benefit from developmental activities like storytelling, block building, painting, music, and finger plays in kindergarten? Mr. and Mrs. Dunbar became more and more anxious about the first...
Educational Strategies Volume 1 / Issue 2 / Winter 2001 Special Focus