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Category: Education & Homeschooling
Communication
Ley-Anne Folks

Forging the School-Home Team: Lessons in Collaboration for Educators of Twice-Exceptional Students

This article guides educators in building collaborative school‑home partnerships for twice‑exceptional students, emphasizing proactive, empathetic two‑way communication, cultural and language sensitivity, documentation, and shared goals. It recommends regular check‑ins, involving support teams, and strategies for difficult conversations to maintain a psychologically safe, student‑centered approach.

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Ley-Anne Folks January 9, 2025
Education & Homeschooling
Aditya Chothani

Dualities in the Gifted

The author reflects on the duality in gifted individuals: strong cognitive abilities paired with emotional sensitivity. Masking vulnerability with intellect can lead to anxiety, isolation, and conflict between authentic self and social expectations. Understanding and supporting both cognitive and non-cognitive needs fosters empathy and healthy development.

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Aditya Chothani December 17, 2024
Education & Homeschooling
Shaunne McKinley

Circa 2016… Here We Go Again

The author warns that 2024’s divisive rhetoric echoes 2016, urging readers to speak up against threats to education and civil rights. She advises supporting gifted children emotionally, modeling kindness and respect, and preparing youth to effect positive change while highlighting SENG’s commitment to community support.

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Shaunne McKinley November 14, 2024
Adult Giftedness
seng_derek

Call to Action!

The post criticizes a Halloween ‘Former Gifted Child’ costume as dismissive of lifelong giftedness, explains how gifted individuals face masking, mental health struggles, imposter syndrome, and misaligned expectations, and urges families, educators, and policymakers to support gifted people, advocate for services, testing, and sustained resources.

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seng_derek October 21, 2024
Education & Homeschooling
Alexander E. Parker, Keri M. Guilbault, & Sarah A. Caroleo.

Navigating the Storm: Strategies for Supporting Teachers and Administrators Amid On-Going Pandemic-Related Burnout

This post examines pandemic-exacerbated stress and burnout among gifted education teachers and administrators, outlines contributing factors such as isolation, workload, and learning gaps, and recommends supports: listening to teachers, building connectivity, prioritizing emotional and physical well-being.

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Alexander E. Parker, Keri M. Guilbault, & Sarah A. Caroleo. October 18, 2024
Education & Homeschooling
Dr. Gayle Bentley

Director’s Corner: On Acceleration

The author reflects on returning to school, describes her son’s success through radical acceleration in an early college program, and argues acceleration is a research-backed, low-cost strategy that benefits high-ability learners. She urges educators and parents to support appropriate acceleration and offers SENG resources.

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Dr. Gayle Bentley August 20, 2024
Education & Homeschooling
Lin Lim, Ph.D.

Radical Acceleration: Adding to Your Human-Centered Parenting Toolbox

The author describes using radical acceleration—placing students three or more years ahead—as a human-centered tool to find community and support for a profoundly gifted daughter. She emphasizes using acceleration as a bridge, monitoring social-emotional development, balancing skill acquisition, and applying a roughly 15% error rate to optimize learning.

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Lin Lim, Ph.D. August 20, 2024
Education & Homeschooling
Deborah Gennarelli, M.Ed.

Do No Harm

The article urges educators to “do no harm” when serving gifted and twice-exceptional children, highlighting harmful myths, misdiagnosis, and inequitable identification. It recommends knowledgeable staff, accurate diagnosis, and tailored interventions (acceleration, mentorships, differentiation) so gifted/2e students receive appropriate support.

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Deborah Gennarelli, M.Ed. December 20, 2023
Communication
Julia Nyberg, Purdue University Global and Jessica Manzone, Northern Arizona University

How to Create Home and Community Connections in the Classroom to Content and Curriculum

The Home and Community Connections Model centers students’ home and community knowledge to personalize curriculum. It uses prompts—communication structures, cultural elements, historical perspective, and more—to help learners connect content to their backgrounds, shift differentiation to students, and build trust for inclusive classroom learning.

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Julia Nyberg, Purdue University Global and Jessica Manzone, Northern Arizona University August 3, 2023
Education & Homeschooling
Mrs. Brianne Hudak, M. Ed.

Combating Underachievement in Gifted Students Through Social-Emotional Training and Development

Gifted students may underperform despite high ability due to boredom, low self-esteem, or lack of support. Early identification and social-emotional interventions—trusting relationships, mentorship, empowerment, equitable programming, and bias removal—can restore engagement, resilience, and academic success for gifted learners and improve long-term wellbeing.

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Mrs. Brianne Hudak, M. Ed. June 20, 2023