How to Learn a Lot

Sometimes classes are boring: really boring. Sometimes you thought you were signing up for a class that was going to really interest you. It was going to cover a topic that you know enough about to be excited about learning more and when you show up for that first day of class you’re the only one with a smile on your face. Then you get the syllabus. After half of an hour talking about the schools policy on tardiness and reading ahead to the actual content you’ve started to become worried about the course. If you’re anything like me you … Continue reading →

When the Student is Smarter than the Teacher

Or in this case, smarter than standardized test designers. Seventeen-year-old Geoffrey Stanford royally schooled some test makers in Kansas recently, and his efforts not only sent him to the head of the class, but he also got a free ride to Hollywood to appear on various talk shows. It all started when the high school junior saw something that didn’t make sense while taking his state writing test earlier this month: The word “emission” — as in “the emission of greenhouse gases” — was spelled “omission.” Remembering a lesson about test-taking that his teacher drilled into him years ago-—”Read every … Continue reading →

More Signs that Your Child May be Gifted

Previously I had discussed how many parents feel that their child is gifted. They may comment on how far ahead their child is in class or even that their child is so intelligent that he or she is bored in class. Some parents will even have their child tested for a gifted program. However in some cases, this giftedness is simply the blindness of a proud parent. Feeling that your child is special is a sign of a good parent. However when it comes to truly labeling a child as gifted, it often takes much more than a parent’s opinion. … Continue reading →

Signs of a Gifted Child

If you are or have ever met a proud parent, he or she will likely comment that his or her child is gifted. Most parents feel that their child is developing at a faster rate that would label the child as gifted. They feel that their child is functioning above the level of the peers of the same age. While some of the children may possibly be gifted, many are just products of proud parents. In some cases children may accomplish a task ahead of the age at which is expected. However, in other areas the child is probably on … Continue reading →