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How many students are already ready (already) for next year?

In a climate where we focus on who’s below-level, how many students are already ready for next year (and beyond)? Research from Johns Hopkins sheds light on the (truly) shocking number of above-level kids out there.

Three Images To Explain Giftedness

Three images I’m using to do a better job explaining giftedness to parents of gifted kids.

Torrance’s Manifesto for Children

My friend Brian introduced me to Torrance’s Manifesto for Children – and I wish I had seen it decades ago!

Ira Glass on Perfectionism

For people who do not suffer from perfectionist tendencies, it can be hard to understand the crippling feeling a student feels when their work doesn’t match their expectations. Ira Glass, who you know from This American Life, has a fantastic quote that gets to the heart of this problem.

Directly Teach Non-Academic Skills

Any time we complain that a kid always or never does something, we should consider this same question: has anyone ever taught them how?

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