For Parents of Gifted Children
Upon hearing the word "myth," one may think of Zeus on Mount Olympus or King Arthur at Camelot. However, not all myths come from history; modern myths exist as well. Some of the most prevalent modern myths in education...
Does your child do any of the following? Fidget a lot, or seem to have more energy than other children his or her age? Have strong, unusual reactions to sounds or smells? Create such a rich fantasy life that...
Issue 1 / Fall 2009 Rinn, Anne N. Social-Emotional Issues Special Populations The Emotional Edge
Editor's note, winter 2009: In this article, Dr. Sternberg introduces how children might be intellectually gifted in different ways. The author communicates his message with anecdotes but more importantly, advocates for the development of skills beyond the knowledge of facts...
Since its inception in 2001, the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) appears to be meeting one of its major objectives: to close the achievement gap between high- and low- achieving students nationwide. The situation, however, is a bit...
Boone, Sarah Volume 9 / Issue 1 / Fall 2008 Legislation/Law Research Briefs
Just as educational programs and curricula for gifted children differ widely from state to state, so too do the requirements for teachers of gifted children. Since no national degree or certification requirements for gifted educators exist, all policy and funding...
Boone, Sarah Volume 8 / Issue 4 / Summer 2008 Legislation/Law Research Briefs
Because middle school education (grades 6-8) in the United States has struggled in terms of academic achievement, school districts in several states are returning to the K-8 model. Reform is underway in Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania,...
Geiser, Debra Bell Volume 8 / Issue 1 / Fall 2007 Model Program/Schools Research Briefs
More than a half century ago I began my first serious venture in studying gifted students. We identified students with Stanford Binet IQ test scores over 150 in the elementary schools of a university-town school system. The goal was...
Feature Gallagher, James J. Volume 7 / Issue 4 / Summer 2007
Not since the Sputnik era has the federal government exhibited such a vigorous interest in increasing the rigor of math education in America’s public schools. In April 2006, President Bush created the National Mathematics Advisory Panel. This body advises...
Currents Educational Strategies Volume 7 / Issue 2 / Winter 2007 Legislation/Law Stephens, Kristen R.
Research conducted over the past two decades has established that bullying leads to violence and mental health problems—for bullies, victims, bully victims (those who are both bullies and victims), and even bystanders. Bullies are more likely to land in...
Collins-Perry, Bobbie Currents Volume 7 / Issue 2 / Winter 2007 Social-Emotional Issues
The Youth News Team is a Kentucky-based group of students and parents committed to engaging young people in education policy issues. The organization’s 2005 report, High School Students Have Parents, Too, explores the relationship between parents and their children’s...
Currents Volume 6 / Issue 3 / Spring 2006 Parenting/Advocacy Phan, Dihn Xuan
The Center for Applied Linguistics cites the following benefits of studying a second language: lifelong ability to communicate with people from other backgrounds and countries, overall improved school performance, superior problem-solving skills, higher scores on standardized tests, including the SAT,...
Collins-Perry, Bobbie Currents Volume 5 / Issue 1 / Fall 2004
Teens tend to get sleepy about 11 p.m. and wake up around 8 a.m.—a biological drive that maximizes brain development. So, when school starts at 7:30 a.m., it’s the equivalent of an adult attending a meeting at 4:30 a.m....
Collins-Perry, Bobbie Currents Educational Strategies Volume 4 / Issue 1 / Fall 2003
Ideally, the decision to treat a child with medication for psychological disorders should involve the child and a team of caregivers, including parents, teachers, counselors, the child’s pediatrician, and a psychologist. Drs. Ronald T. Brown and Morgan T. Sammons...
Collins-Perry, Bobbie Volume 3 / Issue 4 / Summer 2003 Research Briefs Social-Emotional Issues
When parents think of their children as gifted, they usually think of high IQ scores, high SATs, high ACTs, high grades, and the like. But research shows that there is much more to giftedness than the academic ability and achievement...
Feature Volume 3 / Issue 2 / Winter 2003 Sternberg, Robert J.
A number of readers have asked me whether they should limit their gifted children’s TV watching and computer use. This is a simple question, yet the research on it is not extensive and does not provide a definitive answer....
Volume 2 / Issue 3 / Spring 2002 Pfeiffer, Steven I. Technology The Editor's View
The days of “senioritis” are numbered! The last year of high school can no longer be considered a time to relax before adulthood. Instead, it should be, says the National Commission on the High School Senior Year, a “time...
Volume 2 / Issue 3 / Spring 2002 Research Briefs Stephens, Kristen R.
Discussions of the storms faced by adolescent girls offer no image more striking than “saplings in a hurricane.” Mary Pipher, Ph.D., used the phrase in her 1994 book, Reviving Ophelia . While Dr. Pipher’s book was based on her work...
Volume 1 / Issue 4 / Summer 2001 Research Briefs Walker, Liz
Ability grouping and tracking are two methods of grouping students for instruction. Ability grouping, commonly practiced in elementary schools, is when students of similar ability or achievement level within a class are grouped for instruction. Tracking, or grouping between classes,...
Educational Strategies Volume 1 / Issue 2 / Winter 2001 Jarosewich, Tania Research Briefs
In 1983, Harvard psychologist Dr. Howard Gardner introduced a theory that expanded the boundaries of what constitutes intelligence. Critical of the way intelligence was measured, Gardner sought to redefine the concept by incorporating recent findings from neuropsychology. He put forth...
A giant step forward or wishful thinking? The experts sound off with their viewpoints on the theory of Multiple Intelligences. Since Howard Gardner first introduced the Multiple Intelligences (MI) theory in 1983, it has either been hailed as a challenge...
Delisle, James R. Expert's Forum Feldman, David Henry Volume 1 / Issue 1 / Fall 2000 Renzulli, Joseph