Much of the
research on gifted children and friendship tells us that when gifted children look for friends, they tend to seek out older children or other gifted children.
Much of the
research on gifted children and friendship tells us that when gifted children look for friends, they tend to seek out older children or other gifted children.
While mindfulness and meditation have been mentioned as therapies in gifted education literature (Kaplan 1990, Kane, 2011, Harrison & Van Haneghan, 2011), studies of its impact
on gifted children in particular are essentially non-existent.
The process of surveying for public opinion and the results of such endeavors could be disseminated at local, state, and national
conferences on gifted child education.
We thought that producing a
program on gifted children would be easy, but it is so complex that we decided to focus on prodigies instead.»
Malcolm Longair lectures on the birth of the Universe, Erika Hagelberg on ancient DNA and David
Weeks on gifted children.
Magazines that have published
articles on gifted children in the past include those with a general editorial format or focus on business news, education, news and opinion, parenting, psychology, science, and women (Lewis & Karnes, 1997).
Radio and television include paid advertising, talk show interviews (which involve no costs, except those of transportation), public service announcements, or news reports
focused on gifted children, their program activities, or the beneficiaries of some special project.
A group of respected professionals in the field of gifted suggest a definition
based on the gifted child's differences from the norm:
The ERIC
documents on gifted children can be obtained at: ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education, The Council for Exceptional Children, 1920 Association Drive, Reston, VA 22091 - 1589.
Hoagies» Gifted Education Page consists of over 1150 pages of
information on gifted children and adults, including 650 pages of Hoagies» Page collection, plus 500 pages of ERIC Clearinghouse for Disabilities and Gifted Education (ERICEC).
I read every book I could find about gifted children, found every site in the
world on gifted children, and bookmarked them all.
A gifted - education researcher discusses the potential effects of No Child Left
Behind on gifted children and adolescents as well as implications for those who counsel such children in public schools.
Dr. Rimm's
expertise on gifted children, parenting, families, teens and tweens, and many more topics, makes her an excellent psychologist, author, columnist and speaker.
• After she had cooperated with national television network producers to develop a
program on gifted children, the producer called back the leading expert in gifted education to admit: «We've never tried to develop a segment that has produced so many slips of papers on our desk!