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Category: Education & Homeschooling
Education & Homeschooling
Vanessa Ewing, Gail Stine, and Stacey Pendleton.

Supporting the Well-Being of Gifted Learners

Gifted learners need emotional health and supportive environments to thrive. Adults should provide choice, mentorship, social connection, and strategies for anxiety and perfectionism. Schools can use clubs, communication, collaboration, low-stakes projects, and daily reflection to build resilience and support gifted students’ well-being.

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Vanessa Ewing, Gail Stine, and Stacey Pendleton. June 15, 2021
Communication
Nurseli Tamer

SCHOOL FROM HOME

This article explores how the COVID-19 pandemic shifted schooling to the home, urging families to establish routines, clear expectations, mentorship, supervision, and positivity. It offers practical tips for supporting children, managing technology use, fostering exercise and connection, and highlights historical creative achievements during quarantines.

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Nurseli Tamer April 22, 2020
Education & Homeschooling
Kate Bachtel

We are our Environment: The Eco-System of Gifted Development

Kate Bachtel argues that eco-literacy is essential to gifted development, urging educators to foster environmental connections, improve learning habitats, and address cultural climate. The essay highlights nature’s health benefits, sustainability practices, distributed leadership, and calls for moral responsibility to nurture ecosystems for youth and communities.

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Kate Bachtel March 29, 2018
Education & Homeschooling
Richard Olenchak

Creative Development and Twice Exceptional: Where Art Thou?

An educator recounts revising a fourth-grader’s IEP to recognize her twice-exceptional profile. By integrating accommodations with creative development and advanced math opportunities, the revised plan fostered the student’s strengths, improved reading outcomes, and established programs like a creative math club to support talent alongside remediation.

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Richard Olenchak July 12, 2017
Education & Homeschooling
Dr. Mike Postma

The Search for Shangri-La: Finding the Appropriate Educational Environment for Gifted & 2E Children

This article guides parents of gifted and twice-exceptional children in finding appropriate educational environments. It recommends asking targeted questions about identification, staff empathy, social-emotional support, curriculum and teaching approaches, and ensuring culturally competent assessment and ongoing staff development to meet each child’s unique needs.

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Dr. Mike Postma June 15, 2017
Education & Homeschooling
Jim Delisle

Sorry…Differentiation Still Doesn’t Work

Jim Delisle argues that classroom differentiation fails gifted students because mixed-ability classes prevent appropriate challenge. He contends grouping students by readiness enables more effective differentiation, addresses equity concerns, and improves learning opportunities for all, advocating narrower ability ranges within classrooms to enhance teaching and student outcomes.

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Jim Delisle June 28, 2015
Education & Homeschooling
seng_derek

Talking Circles: You Aren’t Going to Get There Paddling That Old Boat

The post argues gifted education systems use biased identification and inadequate programs, disadvantaging diverse and low-income students. It calls to change assessments, expand teacher training, fund and redesign programs to focus on social-emotional support, culturally fair measures, universal screening, and community-inclusive approaches to equity.

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seng_derek March 23, 2015
Education & Homeschooling
Amy Harrington

Why I Choose to Unschool My Gifted Children

The author explains choosing unschooling for profoundly gifted children, arguing that traditional schooling often fails divergent learners. She describes deschooling, radical unschooling, and self-directed learning as pathways that honor curiosity, strengthen critical thinking, and support social-emotional needs, allowing gifted children to flourish outside conventional constraints.

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Amy Harrington March 1, 2015
Education & Homeschooling
Kate Bachtel

Your Learning Path: A Framework for Creating and Considering Learning Environments

A practical framework for choosing or designing learning environments for gifted children by identifying strengths, needs, and educational goals. The article discusses assessing sensitivities, creativity, emotional and sociopolitical development, curriculum alignment, leadership and evaluation practices, and protecting students from bullying.

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Kate Bachtel December 18, 2014
Adult Giftedness
Deborah Simon

A Personal Investment

The author encourages busy homeschooling parents to invest in their own education for pleasure, mastery, and credibility. She outlines deciding to enroll, choosing a program, prioritizing time, accepting failure during initiation, and immersing oneself to enjoy learning, advocacy, and personal and professional growth.

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Deborah Simon December 17, 2014