A Very Strange Summer Reading List
By Clint Von Gundy As the school year comes to a close, the viscerally upsetting reality has begun to set in that soon, parents will have some very bored children on their hands. Bored children complain. A lot. Sure, it’s all cook-outs, and water gun fights, and birdwatching, and trips to Hurricane Harbor (which is…
From School-Driven Support to Self-Advocacy
By Jaret Hodges, Ph.D. Many students and their parents become accustomed to the structured supportprovided by public school districts for learning needs. Schools coordinate meetings with parents, develop formal education plans, and proactively support students through appropriate accommodations. Coming to a university, many parents expect similar levels of structural support – a continuation of services,…
Consider the Mudskipper: On Being a Fish That Can Climb Trees
By Clint Von Gundy In his posthumously published novel The Garden of Eden, Ernest Hemingway wrote, “Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know.” The notion that gifted people are more emotionally fragile, more socially maladjusted, more prone to mental illness, or just generally more miserable than their non-gifted peers–what’s also known as…
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Insight Into a Bright Mind: A Neuroscientist’s Personal Stories of Unique Thinking Our next blog post explores expert insight on the needs and characteristics of twice-exceptional students and adults. “Twice exceptional” is a term used to describe gifted individuals with one or more disabilities. The term is sometimes used to describe individuals with disabilities who…
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For help discussing racism and bias with gifted children, please see “Discussing Racism with Gifted Children” from the September issue of Parenting for High Potential, a publication of the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC). Article linked below and shared with permission from NAGC. Many thanks to NAGC and the authors for making this important…
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During this challenging time, we are thrilled to interview Dr. Joy Lawson Davis on her latest book and on challenges advocates must address in order to achieve equity and excellence in gifted education.
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August 3, 2020 Commissioner Mike Morath, Texas Commissioner of EducationDeputy Commissioner Matthew Montano, Special PopulationsNiloy Gangopadhyay, Director of Special PopulationsMonica Brewer, Statewide Coordinator, Gifted/Talented Education COVID-19 SupportTexas Education Agency1701 N. Congress AvenueAustin, Texas, 78701 Dear Commissioner Morath, As representatives of families with children who require Gifted and Talented services across the state of Texas, we…
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With some certainty emerging about the “look” of Texas public schools next year, gifted education leaders must review current practices, adapt our models, and ensure that each of our students learns something new every day. Click here to read the full article on Medium.com
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Get the PDF “Most parents have heard of ‘skipping grades.’ They may not know, however, that research recommendations can help educators and parents determine whether a grade skip – also called full grade acceleration – may be in a student’s best interest. What does research tell us about this practice, and how does this research…
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