http://www.giftedjourney.com/Gifted-blog.html The Giftedjourney Blog keeps you up-to-date with the additions and modifications to the giftedjourney.com website. en-us Gifted Children Thu, 05 Jan 2012 21:41:35 GMT Thu, 05 Jan 2012 21:41:35 GMT giftedjourney.com http://www.giftedjourney.com/whydropout.html Why dropout rates among gifted children need to be examined and taken seriously. Fri, 23 Sep 2011 19:38:54 GMT http://www.giftedjourney.com/advocating.html Advocating is a must when you're the parent of a gifted child. How to best accomplish this when dealing with the school. Fri, 23 Sep 2011 19:11:02 GMT http://www.giftedjourney.com/prisonofboredom.html The words prison of boredom really sums up the experiences of so many gifted students. Mon, 15 Aug 2011 16:20:26 GMT http://www.giftedjourney.com/publicschool.html Our public school system: the good and the bad. Sun, 24 Jul 2011 13:24:29 GMT http://www.giftedjourney.com/individualeducationplans.html Individual Education Plans and the gifted child. Wed, 13 Jul 2011 23:25:01 GMT http://www.giftedjourney.com/teaching.html Teaching gifted students in the regular classroom can be rewarding and challenging for teachers who are open-minded and willing to try new things. Tue, 05 Jul 2011 13:36:54 GMT http://www.giftedjourney.com/abilitygrouping.html Ability Grouping is, as the name implies, grouping students according to ability. Tue, 05 Jul 2011 13:32:34 GMT http://www.giftedjourney.com/unschooling.html Unschooling, what it is and is it a good idea for gifted children? Fri, 03 Jun 2011 23:42:49 GMT http://www.giftedjourney.com/nochildleftbehind.html The No Child Left Behind Act and the gifted child. Wed, 11 May 2011 14:43:00 GMT http://www.giftedjourney.com/giftededucationgermany.html Gifted Education Germany Tue, 26 Apr 2011 16:30:24 GMT http://www.giftedjourney.com/giftededucationworldwide.html A brief overview of gifted education world wide. Tue, 26 Apr 2011 16:28:33 GMT http://www.giftedjourney.com/giftededucationgreatbritain.html Gifted Education Great Britain Tue, 26 Apr 2011 15:46:50 GMT http://www.giftedjourney.com/giftededucationnewzealand.html A brief description of gifted education New Zealand. Tue, 26 Apr 2011 15:34:44 GMT http://www.giftedjourney.com/giftededucationcanada.html Gifted Education Canada Tue, 26 Apr 2011 15:34:01 GMT http://www.giftedjourney.com/giftededucationaustralia.html Gifted Education Australia Tue, 26 Apr 2011 14:01:57 GMT http://www.giftedjourney.com/publicorprivate.html Many parents may be asking themselves which school is best for their child, public or private.Ask questions and involve your child in the choices! Mon, 25 Apr 2011 16:39:30 GMT http://www.giftedjourney.com/learningdisabilities.html Learning disabilities and the gifted child. Understanding and helping your child deal with both issues. Mon, 25 Apr 2011 16:34:25 GMT http://www.giftedjourney.com/kindergarten.html Early entrance into kindergarten is one of those topics that cause many teachers and school administrators to cringe. Mon, 25 Apr 2011 16:29:49 GMT http://www.giftedjourney.com/giftededucationunitedstates.html Gifted Education United States Sun, 24 Apr 2011 14:12:54 GMT http://www.giftedjourney.com/communication.html Open lines of communication are vital when dealing with gifted children. Ideas about the best way to talk with your gifted child. Tue, 19 Apr 2011 16:47:17 GMT http://www.giftedjourney.com/Homework.html Homework is a word that few students like to hear. Some ideas that may help. Tue, 19 Apr 2011 16:34:17 GMT http://www.giftedjourney.com/challenges.html Challenges faced by gifted children including varying development, self-esteem and other social and emotional issues. Sun, 17 Apr 2011 16:00:02 GMT http://www.giftedjourney.com/giftedchildfrustration.html Gifted Child Frustration Sun, 17 Apr 2011 15:56:03 GMT http://www.giftedjourney.com/bullyingresearch.html Bullying Research shows that gifted children may be more deeply affected by bullying. Fri, 15 Apr 2011 18:33:00 GMT http://www.giftedjourney.com/classroomstress.html Does your child talk about classroom stress? Is their a lot of yelling going on in your child's classroom? Wed, 13 Apr 2011 19:24:25 GMT http://www.giftedjourney.com/classroombasedcoaching.html Classroom Based Coaching involves professionals going into the classroom with the teacher to give hands-on help on how to differentiate the curriculum to better serve their students. Wed, 13 Apr 2011 18:36:11 GMT http://www.giftedjourney.com/teaching-methods.html Teaching methods used for gifted students. Several methods are discussed. Wed, 13 Apr 2011 18:33:39 GMT http://www.giftedjourney.com/sensitive.html Gifted children are sensitive and intense. They feel things deeply and this can affect them in an intense way. Wed, 13 Apr 2011 17:59:39 GMT http://www.giftedjourney.com/beinggifted.html What being gifted means to an eight year old. Thoughts on life in the regular classroom. Wed, 13 Apr 2011 17:59:01 GMT http://www.giftedjourney.com/identifying.html Identifying the gifted child is usually done first at home and later at school. This can help to determine the needs of the gifted child. Mon, 11 Apr 2011 13:45:49 GMT http://www.giftedjourney.com/parenting.html Parenting the gifted child can sometimes be challenging. Some ideas to help guide the gifted child. Mon, 11 Apr 2011 13:30:53 GMT http://www.giftedjourney.com/differentiation.html Differentiation of the curriculum is essential for the success of gifted students. Sun, 10 Apr 2011 19:17:19 GMT http://www.giftedjourney.com/recommendedreading.html Recommended reading: Books about gifted children I have read and enjoyed. Sun, 10 Apr 2011 18:54:15 GMT http://www.giftedjourney.com/bullying.html What bullying is and how it effects the gifted child. Sun, 10 Apr 2011 18:38:39 GMT http://www.giftedjourney.com/raisingthebar.html We should be moving away from lowering the bar to raising the bar on expectations of our students and our schools. Fri, 08 Apr 2011 13:21:25 GMT http://www.giftedjourney.com/self-directedlearning.html Self-directed learning and the homeschooled gifted child. Fri, 08 Apr 2011 13:18:53 GMT http://www.giftedjourney.com/silly.html Some silly things I've heard from teachers, principals and other parents. Tue, 29 Mar 2011 13:06:48 GMT http://www.giftedjourney.com/gate.html GATE programs seem to be the first to be cut when schools are faced with budget issues. Tue, 22 Feb 2011 17:32:06 GMT http://www.giftedjourney.com/Gifted-blog.html#Not-Every-Child-is-Gifted I read another article that has got me feeling the need to sit down and vent. This article is written by someone who feels that too many children are being called gifted. He writes how so many parents are looking for that TAG. Which of course is an acronym for Talented and Gifted. Everybody's kid is gifted, he seems to feel. Granted, I don't know what is required in every district or board to have your child deemed gifted. However, for us, it required a psychologist do a psycho-educational assessment. She determined that my daughter was gifted and should be accelerated. Some make it sound like it's as simply as walking into the principal's office and demanding that their child be known as gifted from here on out. It just doesn't happen that way! Even after the psychologist recommended acceleration for my daughter, the school board had to talk about it, consider the best course of action etc.. I wish that people would gather their facts and read about these incredible kids. It's not always easy for them in public schools. Not every child is gifted, but those that are need to be challenged and helped too. Tue, 11 Jan 2011 17:10:44 GMT http://www.giftedjourney.com/Gifted-blog.html#Gifted-Classes I was at google this morning reading the news, as I often do. I typed in the words gifted children because, as you may have guessed, I have a special interest in gifted kids. I read an article that dealt with a school board deciding to have a special class for gifted kids. I think this is great because, as I have written before, gifted kids can't make it on their own. What didn't surprise me, but sort of got my feathers in a bunch, was the fact that some parents were opposed to the whole idea of special classes for gifted children. These same parents however, are not opposed to special classes for their kids who have learning disabilities. Now don't get me wrong, I firmly believe that we need to do as much as we can to help kids with special needs and learning disabilities. Why? Because it is necessary. As a society we need to help all our children as much as possible. Why are school boards and districts not doing more? Simple. It all has to do with money. The bottom line. It's very frustrating when I read things like... we don't want to create a two tier system. Really? Hasn't that already been done in most public schools with special education teachers, classroom attendants, etc. That's all great until it comes to helping the gifted child. Then some parents get upset. These separate or special classes for gifted kids should be in addition to those classes that exist for special needs kids. Why do we need to abolish one to create the other? The problem is that many parents are afraid to rock the boat. But you really can't be when you are looking out for the best interest of your child. Say what you need to say. Ask questions, be insistent. All the while being polite and respectful. It is work, sometimes frustrating, sometimes without the result you want. But you get back up, and try again. Remember who you are fighting for! Your child! Sun, 09 Jan 2011 15:29:33 GMT http://www.giftedjourney.com/giftedchildren.html These gifted children need schools to embrace them and ask what they can do to help. Not.brush them aside and virtually ignore them. Mon, 13 Sep 2010 15:33:45 GMT http://www.giftedjourney.com/reading.html Reading is an important part of every child's life. It can open up their imaginations. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:15:48 GMT http://www.giftedjourney.com/learningstyle.html It is certainly fair to say that gifted students, like all students, have their own learning style. Recognizing this can be helpful in the regular classroom. Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:29:09 GMT http://www.giftedjourney.com/bloomstaxonomy.html Bloom's Taxonomy basically works to understand different levels of thinking and how these levels, and progressing through them, helps with learning. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:43:42 GMT http://www.giftedjourney.com/moraldevelopment.html Moral development and the gifted child. Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:48:43 GMT http://www.giftedjourney.com/nature.html What makes children gifted? Is it nature or nuture? Sun, 24 Aug 2008 18:16:37 GMT http://www.giftedjourney.com/creativity.html Creativity can play an important role in the life of a gifted child. Some ideas for your child. Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:59:40 GMT http://www.giftedjourney.com/activities.html Extra Curricular Activities and the role they play in the life of a child. Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:52:23 GMT http://www.giftedjourney.com/inclusion.html Does full inclusion work? What is the effect of it on students in the regular classroom? Wed, 14 May 2008 14:00:02 GMT http://www.giftedjourney.com/privacypolicy.html Privacy Policy Tue, 25 Mar 2008 15:00:23 GMT