Underachievement in GT Learners
2016
- St. Croix Valley Gifted: Featured Reading on Underachievement and GT Learners
- The Catch-22 of Gifted Underachievement by Emily VR via The Fissure 1 Feb 2016
2015
- Gifted Underachievers: Underachieving or Refusing to Play the Game? by Celi Trepanier via Crushing Tall Poppies, 11 Feb 2015
2010 – 2014
- How Some of America’s Most Gifted Kids Wind Up in Prison by Florina Rodov and Sabrina Truong via Quartz 24 Dec 2014
- What About Gifted Students Who Drop Out? by Michael S. Matthews, Ph.D., via Digest of Gifted Research 19 Feb 2008
2009 and Earlier
- The Trouble with Geniuses by Jeanne Bernish via Race to the Middle 5 Apr 2009
- Gifted achievers and underachievers: A comparison of patterns found in school files by Jean Peterson and Nicholas Colangelo, via Davidson Institute, originally published in Journal of Counseling and Development, American Counseling Association, Vol. 74, pp. 399-407 Mar/Apr 1996
MON 2/12 @ 6:00pm | What People Say About Gifted Education
What do people say about Gifted Education? Is it necessary? Funded? Provided? Reaching local kids who need it? Why is it often so tough to find clear answers to these and other questions parents have about supports in place for GT learners? Is there a roadmap or silver bullet answer? Do you wonder whether the grass is greener somewhere else? Topic | What People Say About Gifted Education – Download Flyer (color or grayscale .pdf) When | Monday 2/12, 6:00 – 7:30pm Where | Stillwater Public Library, Margaret Rivers B – Upper Level...
read moreWEATHER ALERT for THURS 1/11 CHAT with Carol Maleug
There’s a winter weather advisory through Thursday 1/11, though the storm is expected to move out of the area around school dismissal time. As you well know, how the weather actually behaves vs. what the advance forecast models suggest makes a difference to what happens next. UPDATE 5:20pm THURS | The snow is wrapping up in Washington County and activities are continuing as planned, so we will see you at Stillwater Middle School tonight! Please pay attention to Stillwater Area Public Schools bulletins concerning plans to cancel or go...
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read moreTUES 1/16 @ 7pm | Tom Greenspon on Perfectionism (Edina)
How do we encourage kids to “be all they can be,” in our increasingly perfectionistic, winner-take-all culture, without creating perfectionists? Find out about the psychology of perfectionism and what it tells us about creating a process of recovery. Guest speaker Tom Greenspon is an author, lecturer, and retired psychologist and marriage and family therapist. He is known locally and nationally for his work with GT children, adults, and families, and he and his wife, Barbara, are former co-presidents of MCGT. When | January 16, 2018 @ 7pm...
read moreDEC & JAN | Join St. Croix Valley Gifted for Winter Coffee Breaks
Winter is an excellent time to relax in good company, which is why we’ve added three MCGT Coffee Breaks to the calendar. As the semester break approaches, it’s also a ready-made space to clear your thoughts and consider how the school year is going away from the usual routine. You’re invited to drop by any or all of these dates for informal chat, a warm drink, and the chance to connect with other families in our local GT community: WED 12/27 | 6:30 – 8:00pm @ Starbucks in Oak Park Heights (drive-thru location) SAT...
read moreTHURS 1/11 @ 6:30pm | MCGT CHAT: Why Consider Acceleration?
St. Croix Valley Gifted welcomes Carol Maleug, MCGT State Board President, for a CHAT Night conversation that dives into academic acceleration for gifted learners: why, when, and how? What leads students to the acceleration path and what should you consider? Topic | MCGT CHAT: Why Consider Acceleration? – Download Flyer (color or grayscale .pdf) When | Thursday 1/11, 6:30 – 8:30pm Where | Stillwater Middle School Media Center 523 Marsh St. W., Stillwater Should conversations focus on learning pace, depth, rigor, or some combination? Who...
read moreTUES 11/14 @ 6:30pm | Drawing Out Potential: Kids & Underachievement
It’s a common misconception that ‘gifted’ equates to high achievement. Without sustained access to appropriate learning, highly capable kids who don’t experience challenge may coast to “get by,” develop habits that mask their abilities, tune out, act out, or even drop out. What’s the impact when kids disengage or fly under the radar? Is underachievement a ‘phase’ or reason to address a possibly enduring pattern? Join St. Croix Valley Gifted for a conversation that peels away at factors...
read moreSAT 11/4 | Dr. Richard Cash delivers Keynote at 2017 MCGT Conference
Dr. Richard Cash, Ed.D., (nrich.consulting) will deliver the 2017 MCGT Conference keynote address on Saturday, NOV 4. Considered by many to be an exceptionally engaging, motivating, and enlightening presenter, his greatest passion is helping teachers recognize the various talents all children possess and create learning experiences to allow those talents to flourish. 2017 MCGT Conference Details Date & Time | Saturday, 11/4 – 8:30am check-in, Conference sessions from 9:00 – 4:30pm Place | Robbinsdale Middle School, 3730 Toledo...
read moreSUN 10/15 @ 2:00pm | Guest Heather Boorman, LCSW, on Intensity, Anxiety, & Existential Worry
Heather Boorman, LCSW, joins St. Croix Valley Gifted for a conversation about helping kids find paths through socio-emotional intensity, anxiety, or existential worry. Kids may feel they’re lost in the woods on an ordinary school day. Tests and assignments. Peer relationships, bullying, or social pressure to conform. Family dynamics and stress at home. Desire for connection and understanding. Untangling big emotions and frustration. Making sense of social media or events in their world. Topic | Finding Paths Through: Helping Kids with...
read moreSUN 9/24 at 2:00pm | Learning to Adapt: Guiding Kids through Change
New school year. New teachers. Perhaps an entirely new school. Each Fall students step into new routines, adapt to new expectations, and hope they find people — peers and teachers — who can embrace them for who they are. Topic | Learning to Adapt: Resilience, Resistance, & Realities of Guiding Kids through Change – Download Flyer (color or grayscale .pdf) When | Sunday 9/24, 2:00 – 4:00pm Where | Stillwater Public Library, Margaret Rivers B 224 Third St. N., Stillwater Returning to school can be exciting — or...
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