Bored to Tears? We Should Listen!
A child came home from school one day and said, “I’m bored.” “What’s the matter? What do you mean?” his parents implored What does this child mean when he says that he is bored? Is he bored at school?...
Volume 4 / Issue 4 / Summer 2004 Archives
Goal Setting
As an adult, you have probably set many goals during your life, but have you ever wondered if your child has goals? All parents want their children to have aspirations. Sure, your child may want to achieve the highest...
Educational Strategies Stephens, Kristen R. The Editor's View
Getting Credit When It's Due
Many parents of the gifted provide their children with outside opportunities for challenging, accelerated learning. Supplemental courses of high quality have never been more engaging or available through so many venues. Computer-based or online courses, independent-learning and correspondence programs, and...
Promoting Resilience
As parents, we naturally want to prevent our children from experiencing extreme adversity, but, try as we might, there is only so much we can do to keep them safe. The world sometimes is an unsafe place, and for many...
The College Visit: One Family's Story
The college visit can be an exciting experience for the prospective student and the parents, but don’t be surprised if you both experience a high stress level during the process. Knowing that the visits are emotionally loaded events can help...
Learning Online: A Viable Alternative for Gifted and Talented Students
Joann is interested in studying advanced biology, but her school biology curriculum does not extend beyond an introductory course. Silas is learning his physics material at twice the pace that his class is progressing. By the third grade Rena has...
Educational Strategies Siegle, Del Technology Technology Matters
Reach for the Stars
If your children are interested in the night sky, I recommend two astronomy kits, Star Explorer, by DaMert Company, and Star Theater 2, by Uncle Milton Industries. Star Explorer is fun and versatile. The kit consists of the Celestial Seeker...
Admissions Advantage
A student’s demonstrated interest in a college is an increasingly important consideration in admissions decisions. The Chronicle of Higher Education, citing a recent survey of almost 600 colleges by the National Association for College Admission Counseling, reports that 56...
Staying Involved
A U.S. Department of Education report reveals that parents of middle school children become less involved in their children’s education, because they feel that the children should do their homework themselves and that parents should not help unless they...
Summer Reading for Parents
Have you ever been amazed by your child’s imagination and inventiveness? Understanding Creativity, by Jane Piirto (Great Potential Press, 2004), explores the creative process and gives biographical examples of artists, musicians, dancers, entrepreneurs, architects, and writers. Readers gain insight...