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Thursday, January 18, 2018
January Parenting Classes on Giftedness
Parent University and the Gifted Education Parent Council present 2 classes on giftedness this January ...
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Sunday, June 14, 2015
The Heart of the Gifted Underachiever - Seminar 6/18/15
Do you wish to better understand the heart of a gifted
underachieving child?
If so, then you may
be interested in the webinar hosted this week by SENG – the national
organization Supporting the Emotional Needs of the Gifted…
The Heart of the Gifted
Underachiever
Date: Thursday June 18, 2015
(NEW DATE!)
Time: 7:30 p.m. Eastern [90 mins.]
Presenter: Josh
Shaine
Fee: $40 ($30 for SENG members)
Fee: $40 ($30 for SENG members)
In a time when even the former foremost advocate for gifted
children has turned its focus back to achievement and even eminence, where is
the place for the gifted child who is not achieving?
Educational research is filled with explanations about the impact
of expectations on our students, our children. Yet we have this set of children
for whom there were sky high expectations by teachers and parents, but whose
response bears no resemblance to the authority figures' dreams and hopes.
We will spend a little time on the history of the field, but
mostly we will look at the kids - and at the long term implications of being a
gifted "underachiever."
ABOUT THE PRESENTER
Josh Shaine has
been working with gifted students of all ages for more than 25 years, including
many years teaching, administrating, advising, and sometimes directing programs
for 7th - 12th graders through MIT's Educational Studies Program.
He has taught at public, private,
and alternative schools, as well as working with special needs students who
were either at home or institutionalized for a number of public school
districts in several different states.
Shaine has served on the boards
of directors of the Hollingworth Center for Gifted Children, Kids College, the
Massachusetts Association for Gifted Children, the New England Conference for
Gifted and Talented, the NH Association for Gifted Children, and Voyagers
Homeschool Cooperative.
He currently organizes and presents at conferences around the
country, including the Beyond IQ conferences in Boston, Chicago, and the West
Coast.
Monday, September 8, 2014
Gifted 101 Meeting
One of the most important themes to take away from a Gilbert Supporters of the Gifted meeting, is that information creates understanding and power. As parents, if we are informed about the characteristics, the strengths, the frequent behaviors, and the weakness of our gifted children, then we can facilitate more success in the home and in school. There is a support system here. You are not alone. Feel free to view some of the documents that were passed out during the initial Gifted 101 meeting on September 4th. We hope to see you again on November 13th.
Wednesday, May 7, 2014
Motivational Paralysis
I came across this great article on "Motivational Paralysis" this morning and it spoke to me.
When I was in school, I can remember being very distracted, and then eventually stressed out, during finals. I actually pulled off very good grades in high school, received a college scholarship, and later graduated from college but the educational process was a challenge for me. In college, I joked that I had the cleanest apartment in town because I would obsessively clean it just to avoid whatever scholastic task was at hand. Then I would completely stress out at the last minute, cram, stay up all night, and somehow manage to pull off decent grades most of the time. But in hindsight I realize that I lost out on some great learning opportunities due to my procrastination and "motivational paralysis." I would have loved to have learned more in school rather than just memorize things at the last minute and then regurgitate it all. I learned that reading eight of Shakespeare's plays in two days isn't the best way to process and retain information even if you do end up technically passing the test.
When I was in school, I can remember being very distracted, and then eventually stressed out, during finals. I actually pulled off very good grades in high school, received a college scholarship, and later graduated from college but the educational process was a challenge for me. In college, I joked that I had the cleanest apartment in town because I would obsessively clean it just to avoid whatever scholastic task was at hand. Then I would completely stress out at the last minute, cram, stay up all night, and somehow manage to pull off decent grades most of the time. But in hindsight I realize that I lost out on some great learning opportunities due to my procrastination and "motivational paralysis." I would have loved to have learned more in school rather than just memorize things at the last minute and then regurgitate it all. I learned that reading eight of Shakespeare's plays in two days isn't the best way to process and retain information even if you do end up technically passing the test.
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