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Category: Education & Homeschooling
Education & Homeschooling
Mrs. Brianne Hudak, M. Ed.

Combating Underachievement in Gifted Students Through Social-Emotional Training and Development

Gifted students may underperform despite high ability due to boredom, low self-esteem, or lack of support. Early identification and social-emotional interventions—trusting relationships, mentorship, empowerment, equitable programming, and bias removal—can restore engagement, resilience, and academic success for gifted learners and improve long-term wellbeing.

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Mrs. Brianne Hudak, M. Ed. June 20, 2023
Education & Homeschooling
Kathleen Casper

The Gifted in the Wild: The benefits of nature-based exploration for gifted learners

Nature-based learning benefits gifted students by providing autonomy, hands-on inquiry, and reduced stress, supporting creativity, self-regulation, and higher-order thinking. Outdoor programs foster place-based connections and experiential learning, but must address access, cost, and cultural inclusion to ensure equitable opportunities for all students.

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Kathleen Casper March 23, 2023
Education & Homeschooling
Dr. Jenn Nee

I Would Love to Include Your Child, but How Will that Affect Mine?

Inclusive education does not harm typical students’ academic achievement and can produce small gains. Evidence shows inclusive practices and cooperative learning benefit all learners, while teacher training and individualized instruction improve outcomes. Neurodivergent strengths also enrich peer learning and future workforce skills.

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Dr. Jenn Nee March 17, 2023
Education & Homeschooling
Dr. Joy Lawson Davis

Culturally Responsive Teaching- What it is and why it is so important for ALL gifted learners

Culturally responsive teaching, rooted in scholars like Ladson-Billings and Gay, aligns curriculum and instruction with students’ cultural identities. For gifted learners it promotes equity by using diverse materials, building on strengths, involving families, and integrating authentic histories, enabling advocacy and inclusive programming.

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Dr. Joy Lawson Davis March 3, 2023
Education & Homeschooling
Shaunne McKinley

Gifted and Left Behind

The author describes personal and familial experiences of Black students being underrepresented in gifted programs, attributes this to teacher bias and screening gaps, and recommends teacher training, culturally responsive assessments, diverse staff, and parent outreach. District steps like universal screening and adjusted scoring show progress.

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Shaunne McKinley February 20, 2023
Counselors & Counseling
Julia Rutkovsky, LCSW; Melissa Sornik, LCSW; Jacob Greebel, LMSW.

Why Are Assessments and Screening Tools Missing Co-occurring Diagnoses of Gifted Kids?

Gifted children’s co-occurring diagnoses are often missed because they mask symptoms, commonly used screeners are outdated or rely on limited reports, and score discrepancies are overlooked. Evaluations should consider narrative context, observations across settings, and score discrepancies to identify needs and provide appropriate supports.

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Julia Rutkovsky, LCSW; Melissa Sornik, LCSW; Jacob Greebel, LMSW. December 12, 2022
Education & Homeschooling
Mark Hess

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.

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Mark Hess November 17, 2022
Education & Homeschooling
Adam Laningham

Summer – A Time to Encourage the Love of Learning and Reflection

This post encourages parents to use summer as a time for authentic learning, reflection, and rest. It suggests outings, activities, reading, and hands-on projects to enrich gifted children, emphasizes discussing experiences and asking thoughtful questions, and warns against overscheduling so children have downtime to reflect and develop.

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Adam Laningham June 20, 2022
Communication
Lin Lim, Ph.D.

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.

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Lin Lim, Ph.D. March 14, 2022
Education & Homeschooling
seng_derek

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.

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seng_derek March 14, 2022