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Back to School Gifted Education Quiz

September 5, 2018 By Kim
Tagged With: gifted, parenting gifted kids

Gifted Education Quiz. Which of these items was actually said by a teacher or administrator?

This was first published in 2009 on a dusty old blog of mine. Oh, yes; it's that time of year. One wrought with anxiety and maybe a few tears--and not just for us parents of highly gifted children.  When I said to one of my boys with the best of intentions, "Who knows maybe this will be an exciting year?" we looked at each other and started laughing. But we're all off to a decent start. My 11-year-old came home excited on two occasions: one ... [ Read More ]

Choosing a Private School for Gifted Kids: That Time I Gave up on Public Education

April 25, 2018 By Kim
Tagged With: gifted, gifted children, gifted education, parenting gifted kids

Gifted education: Giving up on public education

This was originally published with the title Giving up on Public Education: Private school provides a haven for gifted kids—and their parents in Chicago Parent circa 2005. I did not choose the headline, which I found to be cringeworthy. I believe in public education. It's the backbone of our democracy. But it doesn't always work out as parents might hope. And, in fact, on a nationwide basis, public schools generally do a poor job of educating our ... [ Read More ]

Books Make Great Gifts

December 17, 2015 By Kim
Tagged With: book review, books, parenting gifted kids

Books make great gifts!

I don't have to convince Maker Mom readers that books make great gifts. I want to share a handful of books that have passed through my office lately. I purchased some of these, picked up others at my local library and a few were sent to me for review. I hope to share projects from the Maker books in the coming weeks. This post contains affiliate links. Breakthrough: How one Teen Innovator is Changing the World By Jack Andraka and Matthew ... [ Read More ]

Advice for Parents of a Gifted Kindergartener

September 8, 2015 By Kim
Tagged With: gifted education, gifted kids, parenting gifted kids

Advice for parents of a gifted kindergarten student from www.TheMakerMom.com.

Here's what happens when someone asks me to share advice about her gifted kindergartner, a child who is not quite fitting in with his classmates. I can't just share five great tips, even though that would be a lot more friendly to search traffic. I carry so much educational baggage that I have a long, rambling response. Here goes. Advice for parents of a gifted kindergartener With my oldest in his senior year of high school, I’ve been doing a ... [ Read More ]

What if Special Education Students got Gifted Education Treatment?

July 29, 2014 By Kim
Tagged With: gifted education, parenting gifted kids, raising gifted kids, special needs

When I first saw this post, What if Special Education Students got Gifted Education Treatment, in my Facebook feed I thought, "They're asking the wrong question." After reading it, I see what they did. It's a must-read for parents of gifted kids. Bonus if you can convince teachers or school administrators to read it. I'm so very glad to have the K-8 years behind us. I will assure you as I was once assured, it gets better in high school. This ... [ Read More ]

Gifted Kids and Skinny Dipping in the School Pool

March 27, 2014 By Kim
Tagged With: education funding, gifted education, gifted kids, parenting gifted kids, public school

Did you see this article on gifted education in a recent issue of the Boston Globe? Though oddly titled, it did a good job of making a case for why the needs of gifted students should be a national priority. Here are a couple of the money quotes: Even among Study of Mathematically Precocious Youth participants, the Vanderbilt researchers have previously found that those who weren't challenged in school were less likely to live up to the ... [ Read More ]

Smart, But Socially Awkward

January 28, 2014 By Kim
Tagged With: 2e, but socially awkward, gifted education, gifted kids, parenting gifted kids, smart

You can say old online content never dies, it's just get cached away, but the truth is with the exception of traffic from searches, my old posts never see the light of day. In that spirit, I'm sharing this post from 2006, "Smart, but socially awkward." In the coming weeks I'm going to dust off posts on gifted education and parenting gifted children. Sadly, when it comes to public education, the situation for gifted kids and high ability students ... [ Read More ]

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Kim headshot Summer 2012 I’m a Chicago-area mom of teen boys who is passionate about sharing ideas and resources to raise kids who love Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). I’m a blogger, vlogger, baker and maker, as well as the founder of #STEMchat. I also write about parenting gifted kids, girls in STEM and the Maker Movement. [Read More...]
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