Author: Mark Hess

Mark Hess

Mark Hess is a SENG board member and the editor of the SENG Library. He is President-Elect of the Colorado Association for Gifted Students and serves as the Gifted Programs Specialist in a large, urban school district in Colorado Springs. Mark also serves as an advisory committee member for NAGC’s Teaching for High Potential. His 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade Gifted Social-Emotional Curriculum books are available from Prufrock Press and Routledge Education. As Portable Gifted and Talented, Mark has shared over 24,000 free resources for teachers and parents of gifted children. You can visit his website at www.giftedlearners.org

Education & Homeschooling

Slow Down, Gifted Kid!

A teacher reflects on gifted children’s rapid thinking and sensitivity, arguing they are often told to ‘slow down’ while their intensity, curiosity, and compassion deserve understanding. He traces development from childhood into adolescence and urges adults and educators to nurture, not suppress, gifted learners’ passion and emotional needs.

Mark Hess November 17, 2022