It’s so easy to assume gifted kids will be the academic leaders in a classroom. Beacons of light for the other kids to follow. Dina Brulles and Susan Winebrenner explain the problem…
2014 Torrance Legacy Creativity Award
Announcing this year’s International Torrance Legacy Creativity Award. Encourage your kids to apply!
Internet Field Trip – Feb ’14
Seven links from around the web: why is north up on a map, Valentine haiku, 8-bit watercolors, and more!
A Millionaire By Doubling Pennies
How long will it take to get a million dollars if you start with a penny and double it?
Olympic Medal Math Project
In the paper, I read about Norway’s dominance of the Winter Olympics, despite being a tiny country. I love this juxtaposition of unexpected data! Let’s turn it into a math project. Here are some questions I thought of…
High Anxiety
The obvious benefit of gifted students’ increased sensitivity is that they learn faster, since they pick up on so much more. But this sensitivity also has a dark side: turning our kids into anxious worriers.
Create A Civ: Governments
My students, as part of their Create A Civilization project, had to select a type of government and explain its consequences. So I loved finding this list of all the different types of government.
Good At Too Many Things?
Multipotentiality is a fancy way of saying “good at many things.” It’s a defining trait of gifted kids, and you’ve probably seen it in action: a student writes beautifully, has mastered a musical instrument, excels in math, and still gets picked near the top in PE. Yet, this trait is one of the Eight Great Gripes of gifted kids.
Internet Field Trip – Jan ’14
Seven links from around the web: deep sea creatures, math prompts, a free webinar, chess resources, and more!
A Formula For Success
Want success? Thomas J. Watson said to double your rate of failure.
