Parents of highly and profoundly gifted learners often describe to me their children’s challenges with schoolwork as “executive function.” What they usually mean is that… Read More »When Effort and Engagement Don’t Match Ability
Educational Alignment and the Decision to Change Schools Recognizing Patterns That Prompt Reconsideration Families of profoundly gifted learners usually arrive at questions about changing schools… Read More »Educational Alignment and When It’s Time to Change Schools
Building Peer Connections and Community Through Homeschooling Peer Connections and Community Through Homeschooling Like many parents, I had my children’s educational journey mapped out before… Read More »Building Peer Connections and Community Through Homeschooling
Many gifted and twice-exceptional families begin homeschooling as a last resort, unable to find a traditional school environment that meets the needs of their unique… Read More »Creating a Joyful Homeschool Learning Environment for Our Gifted/Twice-Exceptional Learners
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Many families consider homeschooling their gifted learners after realizing that their current schooling does not meet their academic, social, or emotional needs. For those who have time to plan ahead, these tips can help transition the beginning of your homeschool journey.
The educational benefits to students in being exposed to music, art, and drama (collectively, “arts”) instruction are numerous. Many studies have shown correlation between arts exposure with academic achievement, particularly with literacy skills and spatial reasoning….With today’s focus on standardized testing, we must also recognize how the arts foster crucial divergent thinking skills, including creativity and imagination….
What does “equitable education” mean in school districts today for gifted and accelerated learners? Gifted and talented education (“GATE”) programs are increasingly on the chopping block as administrators grapple with admissions which skew heavily towards Caucasian and Asian students while excluding proportional representation of other minorities.