Category: psychology
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Entrepreneurship as a Tool for Gifted Students
Challenging high-ability students in an entrepreneurial context increases gifted students’ potential to impact their communities positively.
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Tailored Holiday Gift Ideas to Inspire Gifted Kids
As the holiday season approaches, many of us find ourselves searching for gifts that do more than provide momentary excitement. We aim to choose presents that engage, entertain, and educate—gifts that will captivate their attention well beyond December and encourage them to think outside the box. But what’s the cost…
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Not-So-Lazy Days of Summer
If we work with our students to build on their interests, a few structured summer activities can help them grow rather than founder.
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Overreliance on IQ Testing Leads to Unsupported Students
Assessments of the gifted should provide objectivity and a data point which can be consistent across a range of abilities. However, in some cases the test used to evaluate the level of ability in students is both inaccurate and limiting.
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Gifted and Anxious? A Meta-analysis of the research
Are gifted children more anxious than the general populace? Although research has been conducted on this question, the answers are diverse. Three observations included in a recent meta-analysis conducted by researchers in France (Duplenne et al., 2024) provide useful insights for supporting gifted students’ mental health. 1 – Emotional Regulation…
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Rigor Can Navigate, But Let Vigor Drive the Car
It is not about what we teach but, in the end, what the students learn. Two articles from Getting Smart, featured in Chris Unger’s A Revolution in Education newsfeed, suggest an underemphasis on “vigor” in learning diminishes student growth.
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