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New Gifted Education Twitter Chat

Friday, 15 January 2010 22:35 iconoclast News

Deborah Mersino will be hosting a gifted education chat on Twitter every Friday, starting 22 January 2010 on Twitter. The livechat will have two sessions, one starting at 12 EST and the other at 7pm EST. Post to the chat by using the #nomoremyths hashtag. As Deborah says, "Let's clear up the myths and other misconceptions of Gifted Education."

Last Updated on Friday, 15 January 2010 22:37

Ready or Not, the Holidays are Coming!

Saturday, 21 November 2009 20:22 Sharon Barnes Gifted Adults

Do you dread the holidays? Eagerly anticipate them? Do both at once? Here's CSIGY (Creative, Sensitive, Introverted, Gifted) Tips and Tools to Stay Balanced Through the Holidays:

Hollywood’s images of perfect family holidays set up unrealistic expectations that can never be met. Let’s face it, we can’t possibly measure up to the Norman Rockwell or "It’s a Wonderful Life" ideal. So why not take the pressure off to be perfect and enjoy the season? If your well-being has become the last priority in your life, it’s time to learn how to EEEK your way through the holidays.

EEEK stands for Experience it, Explore it, learn to Embrace it, and Kreate something with it to heal our lives. These are the mind-body-spirit skills that will enable you to heal yourself. Doing Creative Handwork like quilting, bead work, whittling, metalwork or knitting helps you to “download” your emotions; and by turning it into what I call Contemplative Handwork, you experience its power to heal your life. This is hands-on Play Therapy for Adults.

Last Updated on Sunday, 22 November 2009 11:48 Read more...

Lisa's Ginormous List of Gifted Grownup Traits

Tuesday, 17 November 2009 17:36 Lisa Lauffer Gifted Adults

As many of you know, I spent the past summer researching grownup giftedness. I have learned so much that I want to share that I've almost felt paralyzed! Where to begin? Well, as Maria from The Sound of Musicwould say, "let's start at the very beginning, a very good place to start." (I'm very much about the wisdom of The Sound of Music!) The beginning seems to be in identifying what makes a grownup gifted. And boy howdy, do I have a list of gifted grownup characteristics for you!

Before I begin my ginormous list, I'll summarize by saying that giftedness is not about a number on an intelligence test. While high intelligence can be part of giftedness, giftedness is much more about a profile of traits. If you exhibit at least two-thirds of the characteristics below, you can probably consider yourself gifted.

Last Updated on Tuesday, 17 November 2009 19:48 Read more...

Thinking about Some Advice

Tuesday, 03 November 2009 15:13 iconoclast Gifted Adults

I was just thinking about some advice I was given, and I thought I would write it down. Giving advice is uncomfortable for me; but I do it often enough anyway, so I can't play coy. This particular bit of wisdom is not mine, but I'm sharing it. I've condensed it from some things a very important old pipe-smoking man taught me over the period of time I knew him into my own interpretation. He taught me that there are three things we need to do in life to be alive: The first is to take care of business (survive), the second is to take care of ourselves (thrive) and the third is to take a purpose (derive).

Exploring Grownup Giftedness: What's the Point

Wednesday, 11 November 2009 04:38 Lisa Lauffer Gifted Adults

Over the summer I had the privilege of prototyping my new coaching program for gifted adults with a couple of encouraging, engaged (and engaging!) friends. I was pleasantly surprised by what I learned, most of which supported the research I've done and the services I plan to offer.

I was also surprised by the response of one friend's husband. Himself a gifted grownup, he said to his wife (my prototype client) "Really? You're going to look into your giftedness as an adult? Really?" In other words, "What's the point?"

Other than him calling into question the entire focus of my coaching practice, I understand. In fact, I understand a great deal. For those of us who have felt out-of-step with the mainstream all our lives, why look into the potential of giftedness and where it might lead us in the future? After all, whether identified as gifted children or not, I'd venture to say we all experienced misunderstanding, confusion, and rejection. Why bring all that up again? What impact could it possibly have on us as adults? Isn't "gifted" just a label we use to understand our quirky kids and attempt to obtain the educational interventions they need...and not a label relevant to adulthood?

Last Updated on Tuesday, 17 November 2009 19:47 Read more...

Gifted Underachievers

Friday, 11 September 2009 14:23 SueBlue Gifted Children

One lament that pops up every so often is what to do with some obviously bright kid who is failing and underachieving at school, and I certainly recognize my own situation in many of the articles and stories I have read.

The phenomena with regard to these kids seems to run along the following lines:

1. Teacher presents work which the student has already encountered on his own initiative possibly several years before. Having read the material out of his own interest, his private study may well have taken him more deeply into the subject than regular school lessons will be likely to cover. Student inwardly sighs and thinks, "What a waste of lesson time, I covered this earlier".

Last Updated on Saturday, 12 September 2009 14:48 Read more...

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