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More About IQ Scores: How to interpret ability testing in context
I previously wrote about what an IQ score can and can’t tell you and I followed that up with a bit more background on ability testing. Here is another step to help you understand your own and your children’s testing on standardized tests over the years. Different ability tests have different scales or ranges of […]
Giftedness Across Borders: Why People Emigrate, Immigrate, and Migrate for Opportunity
First, why am I writing about this? I’ve addressed the topic of the “relativity of giftedness” in my blog posts and two of my published books (the ones from 2023 and 2024). I also cover the reality that not all gifted — even the profoundly gifted — get good grades in school. And yet, most people think grades are […]
Gifted Teens, Real Relationships: Why Friendship and Romance Need Adult Support
Many exceptionally and profoundly gifted adolescents and young adults need considerable help and support in finding and maintaining friendship and romantic connections. Many highly intelligent adolescents, while craving friendships, often resist activities and opportunities that would increase their chances of finding true friends and soul mates. Additionally, evidence exists that adults may attribute more maturity, […]
When Federal Agencies are Closed and Services Are Left to the States …
… and funding becomes unavailable even though the citizens in those states still have to send in tax dollars to support those agencies .. What is The Federal Department of Health and Human Services? It is the sprawling agency responsible for administering millions of Americans’ health insurance, approving drugs and medical supplies, regulating food and […]
How Parents Can Cope With and Support Healthy Outcomes for Their Smart Teenagers
In this post, we touch upon some ways parents, school personnel, and counselors can appropriately guide adolescents toward emotionally healthy friendships, romance, and independence. First of all, your super smart children are still children. They still need your guidance and open conversations between you and them. They simply don’t know what’s right or good for […]