Articles and GT News of Interest
Going Back to School Gifted (Belin-Blank)
A new school year can be an exciting or nerve-wracking endeavor for any child. Gifted children often have extra sensitivities or overexcitabilities that can intensify these feelings. Parents of gifted children can also have some apprehension about how best to help their child have a positive and productive learning experience at school. To help ease the transition from summer to school, we have compiled some tips for parents sending their gifted kids back to the classroom.
The Importance of Seeing the Forest Through Trees (Gifted and Distractable)
Some people are detail-oriented and others need to see the big picture in order to understand the world. Does it matter? I believe it does for at least two critical reasons: 1. For educators to better teach their 2e students and, 2. For parents to better communicate with their 2e children. As with many 2e characteristics, there is an intensity that comes with the need to know details or see the big picture. Having a parent or teacher who doesn’t appreciate this perspective can lead to power struggles and dysregulation.
She’s a conservationist and scholar — and a 14-year-old Boise State student (Idaho Statesman)
Pangaea Finn left clues she was gifted as early as age 2. As Sean Finn remembers it, the first clue came over dinner. He and wife Elizabeth were eating Chinese, discussing whether Pangaea could actually read the books they flipped through every night, or if she just had them memorized. He cracked open a fortune cookie and handed his 2-year-old daughter the paper inside. She read the fortune aloud to them, ending any debate.