17. How Can I Tell The Difference Between High Achievers & Gifted Students?
18. HIGH ACHIEVERS… Know the Answers Enjoy School Grasp Meaning Copy Accurately Have Good Ideas Absorb Information Achieve Mastery in 3-8 Repetitions GIFTED STUDENTS… Ask the questions Enjoy Learning Draw Inferences Create New Designs Have Unexpected Ideas Manipulate Information Achieve Mastery in 1-2 Repetitions
22. “ The extremely bright or the creative, curious, and questioning students, who may be stubborn, rule-breaking, egotistical or otherwise high in nuisance value, may not be the teachers’ favorites, but they sometimes are the most gifted.” Gary Davies and Sylvia Rimm
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27. Teacher Pleaser… Knowledgeable Completes all work Writes well One of the first to respond Asks “safe” questions Time is important Potentially GIFTED STUDENT… Has much factual information May not show neatness or order in work Anticipates outcomes May disagree with teacher or textbook answers May frequently respond in an elaborate manner May not want to stop working on a task
28. OVER-Achievers Are Typically TEACHER-PLEASERS (They turn in homework…) … Many Gifted Kids Are NOT! (Homework? What homework?)
30. CHARACTERISTICS OF Giftedness in Persons with Disabilities … and other challenges
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36. Many Characteristics Of The Highly Creative Are ALSO Characteristics of ADHD Inattention and Daydreaming Sensation Seeking Inability to Finish Projects Hyperactivity Enthusiasm and Playfulness Difficult Temperament Deficient Social Skills Hypersensitivity to Stimulation Mood Swings
41. Sometimes obsessed with Specific Interest Area and Nothing Else --often unusual interest --passionate --sometimes fleeting Once they completely SATURATE their focus, they move on to something new
45. Perfectionism “ If it can’t be perfect I won’t do it at all, or I’ll intentionally do a poor job. I’d rather have a “zero” than a “B” or “C.”
52. The Chameleon This student masks his abilities for many reasons – peer pressure, fitting in, the “Sport’s JOCK” syndrome. Sadly, many of the chameleons secretly long to learn and pursue their unique interests.
55. The child who does well in school, gets good grades, wins awards, and “performs” beyond the norm is considered talented. The child who does not, no matter what his innate intellectual capacities or developmental level, is less and less likely to be identified, less and less likely to be served. More and more, “gifted” is perceived as synonymous with (and limited to) academic achievement.
56. There is no ONE indicator of giftedness. Gifted and talented children are found in expected AND unexpected places. However, it is important to always remember that…
Susanne Richert. These negative traits are associated with creativity because creative students have high tolerance for ambiguity, are independent, divergent thinkers, are risk takers, and are imaginative and sensitive
Professor and author of The Universe in a Nutshell. Holds 12 honorary degrees.
Mattie has always had three wishes: to have his poems published, to meet his hero Jimmy Carter and to share his message of peace on The Oprah Winfrey Show . Why? “Because they last forever”
First Ms. America with a disability (1995). Deaf at age 18 mo. Due to reaction to diphtheria vaccine