Davidson Gifted Blog
The intellectual and psychosocial nature of extreme giftedness
This article by Philip Powell and Tony Haden compares the differences of average, moderately and extremely gifted individuals. The authors explore the psychological difficulties of the highly gifted, especially in terms of self-esteem and…
Potential to Purpose and Lifewide Learning
Potential is defined by Oxford Dictionary as “latent qualities or abilities that may be developed and lead to future success or usefulness.” It can be common to correlate potential to an overall goal of…
Existential depression in gifted individuals
This article by James Webb discusses existential depression among gifted young people. He examines what it is, how it may manifest in a gifted child, and what a parent can do to help their…
Planning without a Plan
What helps you plan without a plan? Saying “YES!” Since March, it seems that many of us have been existing in a negative space. This space has been constructed by the places we can’t go, the…
Basic educational options for gifted students in schools
Joyce VanTassel-Baska explores the options available to educators for working with gifted children by offering strategies to employ with gifted students to prevent them from being bored in the classroom and to challenge them…
Gifted Chatter: Some of our Favorite Gifted Podcast Episodes
Today we are taking a look at some of our favorite podcast episodes related to gifted education. See a selection below: TiLT Parenting Podcast – “Terry Roberts, PhD, Discusses His Book “The New Smart”…
Searching for Gifted Utopia
What would the perfect school look like to you? Do you picture a public school with resourceful teachers and administrators? Do you picture a private school with rigorous academics? When you look around your…
Elementary Years for the Gifted: Patterns, Strategies, Encouraging Growth
Outside of the profoundly gifted (PG) world, it seems like everyone assumes that elementary school is the “easy” time. Most students are in school full time, so there may be less juggling of schedules.…
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