100 Words of Wisdom: Tiombe Bisa Kendrick-Dunn (July 2015)

100 Words of Wisdom

Summer offers gifted children and young adults a necessary break from academic demands. Parents should create opportunities aligned with their children's interests so they can relax and enjoy downtime. College students likewise need respite; summer can provide restorative time away from increasingly busy schedules.

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With summer finally upon us, families are preparing for vacations and much needed time away from their typical daily duties. This is also the season when gifted and talented children and young adults have some free time from their educational obligations. I encourage parents to create opportunities for their children geared toward personal interests. It is imperative that after working hard all year these children experience some fun! Additionally, I encourage young college students to do the same! Gifted and talented individuals need respite from their increasingly busy lives and summertime is one of the best times to do so.

Tiombe Bisa Kendrick-Dunn

Tiombe-Bisa Kendrick is a nationally certified school psychologist and is licensed to practice school psychology in the state of Florida. She has been employed with the Miami-Dade County Public School District as a school psychologist since 2005. In 2007, she was both appointed to the NAGC Diversity/Equity Committee and was awarded a grant by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) Children Fund, Inc. to establish a resource center specifically designed for gifted students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

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