Critics say the systems we use to educate the brightest kids are flawed and exclusionary. What if it’s the very premise of ...

Under-Identified Children Some gifted children may not be particularly high achievers in the classroom. These students may have problems with attention (which may or may not be related to ADHD), have ...

Despite their intelligence, gifted people often struggle with simple day-to-day tasks. Highly intelligent or gifted people are often seen as extremely privileged and envied. It's assumed they get ...

When schools or psychologists identify some kids as gifted, they’re implicitly identifying a whole lot more kids as not-gifted. This artificial distinction can do a lot of damage, both for those who ...

Public schools in other states offer more support for gifted children than Massachusetts does. It doesn’t have to be that way. I didn’t think much about gifted and talented programs until I saw my ...

One of the first signs that you may be raising a genius appears very early on in a child’s life. Achieving developmental milestones way before predicted can be a sign that your child is ready to be ...

Last year, the Equity in Education Coalition formed in Montgomery County to promote the elimination of the gifted and talented designation for students, arguing that the label gives some students an ...