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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 Girls Go Underground

April 3, 2014 By Kim
Tagged With: gifted education, gifted girls, gifted girls in the classroom, raising gifted kids, STEM Girls

I've decided to throw my own little Throwback Thursday on The Maker Mom dusting off a few of my classic posts on gifted education. This piece about gifted girls has proved to be very popular over the years. It was originally published on my personal blog in March 2009. I don't know what I'm doing when it comes to my high-ability G/T boys. I'm muddling through like the rest of you. When it comes to gifted girls, I'm especially clueless, so I ... [ Read More ]

Understanding Gifted Kids

February 26, 2013 By Kim
Tagged With: gifted children, gifted education, gifted kids, gifted students, parenting gifted kids, raising gifted kids, understanding gifted children, understanding gifted kids

the challenges of parenting gifted kids at The Maker Mom blog

There's so much about highly gifted kids that doesn't make sense to outsiders. So many challenges to raising these high-ability, delightfully quirky and often intense kids. Giftedness is not simply smart, it's different. It's hard for many, especially educators to see beyond the fact that a child might have had an early enriched environment (books! experiences!) and understand that gifted children are wired differently than their peers. They ... [ Read More ]

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About Kim

Kim headshot Summer 2012 I’m a Chicago-area mom / empty-nester who is passionate about sharing ideas and resources to raise kids who love Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). I’m a published author, blogger, vlogger, baker and maker. I love to travel, especially on trips that involve hiking and other active endeavors, farm tours, and learning new things in general.[Read More...]

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