Generally I like to create longer posts filled with images, links, and sources; however, Edward Amend, clinical psychologist at Amend Psychological Services in the US, sums up how I feel in the following 100 words.
“A gifted child needs TIME. Time to be a gifted student, time to be a gifted kid, and time to be a kid. These ‘times’ may overlap; they may also be distinct. A gifted student needs opportunities to learn, explore, delve, and stretch in a quest for knowledge. A gifted kid needs time to dream, wonder, and ponder the eccentricities of life and the existential aspects of our world. A kid needs time to play, grow, hurt, and enjoy. Each needs the emotional support of caring adults and peers who love them for who they are and help them find these ‘times’ to develop an identity as a gifted individual."
Enjoy your year!
http://www.sengifted.org/
The time piece is so critical for gifted students. That's why it is so hard when well meaning teachers of gifted student give them more work to keep them busy or have them work ahead and finish sooner. Play, hurt, grow and enjoy - great words for teachers to attend to for gifted kids.
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