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COVID-19 and Anxiety in Gifted Children

March 23, 2020
While gifted individuals are no more anxious than the general population, these uncertain times can cause anxiety and worry, especially when there are fewer intellectual pursuits in a day. With school closures and social distancing, it is important to help children develop a sense of purpose that can guide them as they deal with the unknown.

Alternative Method of Learning: Supporting Parents and Students at Home

March 17, 2020
Learning from home should be engaging, integrated, and result in some sort of product, not rote work packets. There are many resources available to teachers and parents to provide this kind of instruction while children are at home.

Are Gifted Kids Healthy?

March 5, 2020
Parents worry. Parents of gifted children worry, too. Perhaps this explains the recent proliferation in my social circles of blog entries, social media posts, and articles written about the health implications of high ability children. As a parent of two children, I wanted to know if there was a connection between high ability or achievement and health. I found out there wasn't.

Democratic Education and Gifted Education: The Conceptual Foundations of Equity and Cultural Engagement

February 27, 2020
As gifted education experiences some educational and political hostility, perhaps it is time to consider the core values and conceptual foundations of the field.

Growing up Generation Z and Gifted: Bomb Cyclone Perfectionism

February 20, 2020
Generation Z gifted kids wait inside an atmosphere that has the potential for bomb cyclone perfectionism. How can we help?

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