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The Mirage of the Gifted Child

Critics say the systems we use to educate the brightest kids are flawed and exclusionary. What if it’s the very premise of giftedness that’s faulty?
If you had the experience of being categorized as a "gifted child," you likely also struggle with these 8 challenges in ...
The way we find gifted kids is broken, but giftedness is not a lie. The science is more nuanced and more hopeful: look harder, look wider, screen every kid.
Raven, like so many gifted teens, struggled with the constant pressure of having to be perceived as "perfect" by her teachers, peers, and even her parents. The problem with the constant pressure to be ...