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"What did you do this summer?" It's a simple question. Usually, the answer is a pleasant-but-unremarkable list of trips, jobs, and maybe a little summer reading. Not very interesting, right? Unless you ask the class of 2027 at The Grayson School. What I got back was...
Have you ever looked at your child and wondered if they might be gifted? Many parents with a precocious child have. Giftedness is often misunderstood, and the idea of a "genius" child can create many misconceptions. But the truth is, giftedness manifests in a variety...
We’ve all heard the adage, “the perfect is the enemy of the good,” and neuroscience research can help explain why perfectionism in gifted students can get in the way of their learning. Why feelings matter when learning The inner workings of the brain remain, in many...
Is your child “just” gifted, or twice exceptional? Does the diagnosis they've received make sense with the child you see every day? Does the lack of a diagnosis make sense with the child you love and live with? Gifted kids can be misdiagnosed. Some are diagnosed as...
For many parents, convincing school administrators to accelerate their gifted child is no easy task. While there are twenty different kinds of types of acceleration for gifted students (Colangelo, Assouline, & Gross, 2004), each of which has a raft of research...
Beyond Fun: Why Play is Crucial Research has conclusively shown the importance of play for brain development — not only in humans, but also in our larger primate family and throughout all sorts of taxonomic neighborhoods. One can easily find research that rats and...
Overthinking oversimplified Ask an elementary-school-aged gifted child what "overthinking" means, and you are likely to get a quizzical look: “How can you think too much? That doesn’t make any sense.” They genuinely mean that, too; because they can spend so much time...
IQ remains remarkably unchanged Once we reach the age of eight, IQ is a very stable psychometric measure, remaining remarkably unchanged as people shift from gifted children into gifted adults. Outside of traumatic injuries or experiences of tremendous stimulation...
Girls who play the games Girls who play video games were once uncommon, but that gender gap is closing quickly. In fact, the gaming industry reports that 46% of players worldwide are female (Fnatic, 2022). Here's what we know about these players as girls, their...
The power of friendship Understanding the power of friendship and the positive influence a best buddy can have on our lives, parents begin looking for kids their child can hang out with even before they start talking. The hope is, of course, that friends will yield...