Davidson Gifted Blog
Gifted High School Course Options
In order to satisfy their intellectual needs, many gifted students must take courses beyond the typical high school offerings. Honors classes, Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB), and dual enrollment in college courses are…
Talent Search Opportunities for Gifted Students
The following table provides a schedule of Talent Search programs in the United States, contact information, deadline dates and tests required. This is a great resource for parents of gifted children who want their…
Perfectionism and Gifted Students: Our Favorite Books
Perfectionism is a combination of the desire to be perfect, the fear of imperfection, and the sense that being perfect will bring acceptance as a person. “Perfectionistic behaviors include such things as over-commitment, super…
Tools for Practicing Joy and Building Your Emotional Vocabulary
Expanding a child’s emotional vocabulary has been a long-recommended practice in the gifted and twice-exceptional community. These children often experience asynchronous development which may mean feeling intense emotions at a young age with very…
Characteristics of intellectually advanced young people
This brief list offers some common characteristics of highly intelligent young people. Please keep in mind that this list is not comprehensive in that each young person has individual traits and interests. Profoundly gifted…
Frequently Asked Questions: Profoundly Gifted Students & Gifted Education
These questions and answers have been compiled over the past decade during which the the Davidson Institute has worked to fulfill its mission to recognize, nurture and support profoundly intelligent young people and to…
PERMA-V Framework
The following article shares highlights and insights from one of our Expert Series events, which are exclusive for Young Scholars and their parents. Life can get crazy sometimes. It could be due to busy…
Disproving Myths About Gifted Students
In this Q&A with Robert A. Schultz, Ph.D., he shares the myths about gifted students that he hears most often. This is a portion of an interview that originally appeared in a Davidson Educators Guild Newsletter. What myths do you…
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