Zooming Out to Zoom In
The author describes how virtual parent support groups expanded access for families of complex outliers (twice-exceptional and profoundly gifted), reducing isolation and enabling cross‑timezone participation, shared resources, and flexible involvement. She invites parents to join or train as SENG SMPG facilitators to build wider supportive communities.
Gifted Services from Equitable Identification are the Key to a Growth Mindset, Part Two
The author argues that gifted services support, not undermine, a growth mindset. Schools should offer engaging, differentiated learning for all while maintaining targeted gifted services. Instead of eliminating programs, districts must improve equitable identification and screening to find and meet the needs of gifted learners so every student can flourish.