Category: Schools & Educational Policy
When School Funding Cuts Reach the Art Room
… and when statewide politicians, not educators, make the call I grew up in Ohio and still have many friends and relatives living there. One of my friends sent this plea for help from her daughter. Here is what she wrote to her own family and friends. “Family and friends, I am fortunate to have […]
From Teaching Dreams to Gifted Outlier: How My Life Shaped What I Write Now
I declared in second grade that I wanted to be a teacher and then a principal. That was in 1956-57. This is the picture of my 2nd grade class. Mrs. Tiberio was my teacher and I loved her! I’m farthest left in the first row. Everyone thought that was fine. When I took the National […]
Gifted, Bored, and Misunderstood: Why School Can Fail Bright Children
The people giving the descriptions are the mother or father of a gifted child who volunteered to work with me as I wrote about their experiences. These are all pseudonyms from my longitudinal study work. And no, things never seem to change in schools for very long and with great exceptions. Different Reasons and Possibilities […]
What to Look for When You Visit Your Child’s School
You can’t be proactive until you know what’s already available or happening. I deal with giftedness, remember, so this post is about that kind of child and family. Where Do You Begin? You’ve already chosen the school. Maybe you followed the advice of others, or maybe you researched the neighborhood to see which school your children […]
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 […]
Does Everyone Doing It Make It Okay?
… and What is School Choice? I’m talking about going to traditional schools. Back in my active speaking, consulting, and test evaluation days, I started many of my speeches by asking my audiences to repeat after me as I stated, “School is not real life!” They usually chuckle and don’t say anything, and I then […]
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 […]
Finding the “Right” School for Your Young Child
You already know your child is ahead of agemates. How do you select the best school? I retired from my consultancy in 2018 because I wanted to write follow-up books to my first book, 5 Levels of Gifted: School Issues and Educational Options (2005/2009). Part of my consulting with parents of bright (possibly gifted) young […]
How Do Schools Take Care of Moderately Gifted Students?
The same as they take care of most students. Very little new happens before High School. In this post, you will start to see yourself, and even if you don’t know your IQ, you’ll start to be able to guess more accurately! If a child is clearly advanced, surely the school will recognize the child’s […]
Are Schools Prepared to Meet the Needs of the Highly Gifted?
Level Two children are highly gifted and the most common in gifted programs. Level Two children and their parents also experienced difficulties finding a good school fit. Level Two children and adults are highly gifted. One might think that school personnel would notice the advanced abilities of the students and help to adjust the material […]
