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If you're reading this page, chances are you're the parent of a gifted child. Although most parents recognize their child is bright, it is much more common for a parent to underestimate their child's ability than exaggerate it.
Gifted child and school problems? How could it be? It may seem a little paradoxical, but happiness in school reflects a good match between ability and challenge, a feeling of acceptance by peers and teachers, and opportunities for personally motivating work.
In the wrong environment, some gifted students may become withdrawn, angry, or explosive, and become diagnosed as oppositional defiant or "bipolar". Others may lose themselves in their daydreams "ADD", or hide their gifts in an effort to blend-in.
Often we need to actively remind ourselves to consider giftedness issues because it's easy for school-related discussions to become hijacked by what's not going right (e.g. behavioral problems, underachievement, LD's), rather than what is.
On these pages, we will be sharing some of our experiences with gifted learners and gifted learning styles, and favorite resources as well. Gifted children need a lot of patience, guidance, and unceasing optimism. Gifted children can be some of the most demanding and challenging children to teach and parent, but also they may be among the most gratifying because they challenge our hearts and minds.
Some Outside Gifted Links:
Apex Learning
Art of
Problem Solving
Center for Talent
Development
EPGY Stanford
GT-Cybersource
Hoagiesgifted.org
Michele's Math List
PA
Homeschoolers
Tagfam.org
2E
(Twice-Exceptional) Newsletter
UniquelyGifted.org
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