Radical Media’s THINKR channel on YouTube is spotlighting Tim Doner, a gifted 17-year-old teenager from New York who is an example of a hyper polyglot – someone who speaks multiple languages. In the case of Doner, that number is currently Read More …
Month: June 2013
TALENT Act Charts New Course for Gifted, High-Ability Students
A bipartisan bill introduced this week in the U.S. House of Representatives shifts the education debate in Washington, D.C., towards a focus on gifted, high-ability students—particularly those from low-income or minority backgrounds—who have been overshadowed in a federal educational system Read More …
Top Five Signs That You May Have an Advanced Learner; K12, Inc. Highlights New, Challenging Online Programs to Engage Gifted Students
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 …
New Report Details Strategies to Boost Access to, Performance on Advanced Placement Exams for African-American Students in Urban School Districts
The successful strategies used by six urban school systems across the country to boost African-American student participation in and performance on Advanced Placement tests are detailed in a new report released today by The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation. The Read More …
Stunning Reflection on the Consequences of Bullying a Testament to Creativity
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 …