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The Fine Line Between Pushing and Encouraging
Child psychologist, Dr. David Elkind, answers a parent's question about how to appropriately nurture and encourage a young gifted son's abilities. Dr. Elkind discusses the "structural imperative" operative in young children and urges parents NOT to push their children into stressful academic activities, reflecting adult agendas, at too early an age. Jump to Full NewsWeb Story
"Television" Game Promotes Quickness
In this Idea Place entry, one Gifted-Children.com member explains a "TV" game her kids created that encourages mental agility and flexibility. Jump to Full NewsWeb Story
Time Management: Hurry Up and Plan!
In this Idea Place entry, a Gifted-Children.com member shares how she helps her children plan their time -- so there's time left over for fun! Jump to Full NewsWeb Story
Are Science Fairs Worth It?
In this Teacher's Bulletin Board, a master teacher explains the value of science projects and offers a classroom schedule for preparing for a science fair. Jump to Full NewsWeb Story
Wake Up Sleeping Talent in Your Youngster
In this follow-up Home and School Brief to the article on celebrities in our last edition, several well known stars reveal how their home life -- and in some cases solitude -- had an impact on their talent development. Jump to Full NewsWeb Story
Communication Begins In-House
Support for the gifted program must begin inside the school district with fellow teachers. Here are 10 tips for building communication and winning the support of your colleagues. Jump to Full NewsWeb Story
Montessori Education: Not Right for Every Child
In our last edition we explored the benefits of Montessori education. This time we hear from Gifted-Children.com members whose experiences with Montessori education were not completely satisfying. While the overwhelming majority of responses were positive, the following comments represent some concerns to keep in mind when evaluating Montessori education for your child. Jump to Full NewsWeb Story
Is Your Child Ready for Early Entrance?
This article explains what factors you should consider in deciding if early entrance to school is right for your child. This is a meta-analysis of 21 studies from which sound advice is culled. Jump to Full NewsWeb Story
How to Help Your Child Overcome Shyness
In this Ask the Experts article, a counselor gives tips and guidlines for helping parents help their shy youngsters come out of their shell. Topics include identifying strengths and weaknesses, improving communication skills, role playing, and coping with stressful situations. Shyness can be conquered! Jump to Full NewsWeb Story
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Thinking about Eminence
What is the difference between eminence, reknown, and fame? Which does our society value most? What implications does this have for gifted programs? These questions are addressed in this insightful editorial.
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James Alvino, Ph.D.
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James Alvino Associates
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The Return on Investment from Special Education for Gifted Children.
A controversial article that may spark some small effect in changing the attitudes of those who influence the allocation and investment of special education funds. Thinking of people in investment terms is a dirty job, but someone has to do it as there is not, and cannot in the future, be enough for oil.
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Ask Arthur Lipper III™
Arthur Lipper III
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During the period when many of the Library articles appearing in Gifted-Children.Com were first published, Gifted Children Monthly was advised by respected members of the community who generously gave of their time, knowledge, experience, and insights. While they are alumni advisors of Gifted-Children.Com, we are proud to acknowledge their commitment and contribution to the development and encouragement of gifted and talented children.
- Steve Allen, commedian, author composer
- Alexinia Baldwin, professor and chairman, department of curriculum and instruction, University of Connecticut at Storrs
- Fred Rogers, creator of "Mister Rogers' Neighbor"
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Mentors Provide Personal Coaching Wanted: Mentor for gifted child. Must have the skills to nurture, stimulate, inspire, encourage, defend and protect student while having in-depth knowledge of and experience in subject area. Access to professional network and career opportunities desirable. Fee will not be commensurate with time spent in contact with student, but personal rewards may be great. Mentors -- You've read about them in popular magazines, seen people thanking them on Academy Awards night, and heard that they are frequently used in programs for the gifted. But what is a mentorship and how can it benefit able students? More importantly, how can you help your child find a mentor? Who Make Good Mentors? To understand better the nature, role and influence of mentors in the lives of gifted persons, a group of adults who had been identified as gifted in their youth were asked to complete a questionnaire concerning the significance of mentors in their lives. The subjects were a representative sample of the 1964-1968 Presidential Scholars who were chosen as part of a national program to encourage and reward academic excellence in high school seniors. As part of a larger descriptive study of their educational and professional histories, 139 individuals responded to questions pertaining to the nature and influence of their most significant mentors. Because the subjects were in their late 20s and early 30s at the time of the survey, it was presumed
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Montessori School: Is It Right for Your Child? Five-year-old Amy sits on a small rug and "composes" a story by arranging cardboard letters. Around her 29 other preschool youngsters are performing a variety of tasks all under the guidance of one teacher and two assistants. Some are forming letters in sand using a tactile experience to reinforce learning. Others are using beads to understand math's place-value system, and some of the youngest are practicing the very practical skills of buttoning, buckling and tying. In accordance with Montessori tradition, which hasn't changed much over the years, these preschoolers have all chosen their activities and have gone about their tasks in a quiet and polite manner. Fundamental to the Montessori method is a structured environment in which a child progresses at his or her own pace with hands-on materials. This educational method was founded in Italy at the turn of the century by the physician Maria Montessori. After visiting mentally retarded children being housed in Rome's mental asylums, Montessori became convinced that she could teach these children on a sensory level. Her students did so well that when they took examinations for elementary school certificates, they passed with scores comparable to those of the normal public school children. Her work and special learning materials achieved instant fame, and she soon opened her first Casa dei Bambini (Children's House) in the slums of Rome where she had remarkable success agai
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