Students I speak to have a powerful fear of making a life-altering mistake in their teens. Whether it’s a low grade, an easy class, or the wrong extracurricular, students think that an early error will derail their entire lives. They see life as a straight line.
Palindromes are one of those fun ideas that some gifted kids just latch onto. We’ll check out palindromic words, phrases, and even numbers in this article.
Seven intriguing links from around the web!
A quick review of Ken Smith’s book “Engaging Gifted Readers & Writers.” Definitely worth checking out!
A checkup on the 2015 Annual Goals I posted last month. Successes, semi-successes, and full on failures so far!
Too easy for your skills and the task is boring. Too much of a challenge, and it becomes stressful. Medium challenge, high skill? It’s a relaxing task. But when we match high skill and high challenge, we can activate “flow.”
Seven fantastic links to share with students or read on your own! From flipped icebergs to an animated multiplication chart.
Wanted to share another cheap, quick, and simple game that has interesting complexities and connections to math. This game is called Domineering. All you need are paper and a pencil. Graph paper would be a luxury.
It’s so easy to let a new year get away from you. By February, I’m already settled back into old habits and ruts. I want to fight this! I take an evening and set up some bold but attainable goals, thinking purposefully about the upcoming year.
It’s been a big year for Byrdseed.TV. Here are the ten videos watched most frequently.