Category: Bright Adults & Life Stories
Cutting Science Funding Affects Everyone
… and some ways you can help to stop it As someone who works with incredibly able, intelligent people, many of them are one form of scientist or another. First, funding cuts would devastate some current work while crippling some research programs that will remain but not in their original state. This also affects who […]
Ivy League College Student Asks If She’s Already “missed the boat”
I want to make a difference in areas I care about From time to time someone writes to me asking for guidance. Sometimes they catch me at the right time where I have time to answer. I no longer consult but I continue to care about people who are struggling somehow. This arrived just yesterday […]
Losing Our Minds: Too Many Gifted Children Left Behind
What my newest book is about First, I apologize for not letting you know enough about this book when I set the publication date of October 26, 2024. I was busy with life and growing older, but with my medical issues, multiple surgeries and medications that sapped the energy out of me over the past […]
What Happens When a Smart Youngster Misses the Gifted “Cut-off”?
How much does previous background and “good fit” affect their options and choices by the time they finish high school? Level One people are in the moderately to gifted range of advanced learners. Where any individual fits in their setting or environment depends, to a significant extent, on who else is there. That’s called the […]
How a Seasoned Educator Sets Up a Final Exam
And it’s a Zoom online proctored by their smart phone exam! In keeping with my theme of “Through the Lifespan,” (I’ve learned that considering giftedness alone isn’t as important for most of life’s experiences!), I am delighted to include an example of a seasoned educator’s approach to making her students’ final exam go well. For […]
Gifted Adults from the Baby Boomer Generation Talk About Social Skills
It’s also called the EQ and IQ Connection Because Some People Navigate Those Waters More easily Than Others. Many highly intelligent people of all ages struggle to feel they fit in or belong. I have long been interested in what makes people feel like they don’t belong. This feeling of not quite “getting it” myself […]
Some Families of Profoundly Gifted Kids Worked With and Around the Schools
Five more examples of participants during their school years in the longitudinal study Several Level Four and Five youngsters who lived in large metropolitan areas were able to attend the actual main campus universities for their post-secondary concurrent educations. Because they were still younger than most students, the environment provided good opportunities for interactions with […]
Behind the Pages: How My Story Shapes What I Write
A Candid Look at My Life, Lessons, and Where My Ideas Come From The picture below is of me when I was five years old. If you like old (vintage, classic) cars, you’ll try to guess the year. This is part of my background story. You see, it’s always been the case with me that […]
What Do I Want From My Life?
Thoughts shared by highly intelligent Baby Boomers when they were in their 40s and 50s during the 1990s My website and blog posts cover age ranges from birth to death. I tell you what I know (and what I think you would like to know, too) about the people I have worked with and interviewed […]
Top 3 Ways to Keep in Touch!
As I step back from the digital highway to focus more on writing, you won’t see regular updates here. However, I do want to leave you with a clear path to keep in touch! Here are the top 4 ways to reach me… collaborative, and helps you find the right readers for whatever you have […]
