Exploring Passion, Creativity, and Intelligence
For children, stress can go a long way. A little bit provides a platform for learning, adapting and coping. But a lot of it – chronic, toxic stress like poverty, neglect and physical abuse – can have lasting negative impacts. Read More …
I’ll be giving a talk this Thursday, April 10th, at the University of North Texas Gifted Symposium, sponsored by the Frisco Gifted Association. In my talk I will discuss the unique challenges gifted children face when seeking counseling services, including the Read More …
Advanced learners. They’re the ones who breeze through class and find themselves bored, or the young writers who compose complex sentences using advanced vocabulary. According to the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC), there are an estimated three million academically Read More …
This short film illustrating a spoken word performance by Canadian poet Shane Koyczan is an impressive and powerful statement about bullying and the struggles of the marginalized in society – issues that are often part of the struggles of the Read More …
On last week’s season finale of the CBS series Elementary, a contemporary take on the Sherlock Holmes story, Sherlock learned that the love of his life, Irene Adler (whom he believed had been murdered by his mysterious arch-enemy Moriarty) was Read More …
Thinking about death can cause us to feel a sort of existential angst that isn’t attributable to a specific source. Now, new research suggests that acetaminophen, an over-the-counter pain medication, may help to reduce this existential pain. The research is Read More …
The New Zealand Association for Gifted Children, which represents gifted children and their families, has launched an awareness campaign to ensure that children who are highly gifted do not receive an inappropriate diagnosis of mental disorder. The New Zealand campaign Read More …
In this past Tuesday’s episode of Fox Broadcasting’s The New Girl (titled “TinFinity”), the lead character Jess (Zoey Deschanel) meets a handsome and gifted professional football player, Jax McTavish (Steve Howey). Jess is smitten by the charismatic man until she Read More …
A University of Canterbury (UC) study of top students has found many of them were not comfortable being identified as gifted and talented. The students in the UC survey said they understood that they needed to downplay any perceived abilities Read More …
I am a big fan of Jim Webb. Both he and Linda Silverman have made the greatest impression on me since I began my gifted studies, primarily because of their focus on the social and emotional needs of the gifted Read More …