Nicole Kidman has talked about many personal qualities and experiences that relate to being a gifted and talented person with multiple abilities.
“You live with a lot of complicated emotions as an actor, and they whirl around you and create havoc at times. And yet, as an actor you’re consciously and unconsciously allowing that to happen…
“It’s [...]
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Nicole Kidman on her rich inner life
Dr. Jane Piirto wins MERF Lifetime Achievement Award
The Mensa Education & Research Foundation announces that it has presented Dr. Jane M. Piirto of Ashland, Ohio, with a Lifetime Achievement Award.
“When deciding who should be honored with the Award, we look for someone who has had an incredible impact on the intellectual community through his or her work in research, theory or other [...]
Do gifted and talented people get appreciated and supported?
A number of people in the arts, sciences and other fields achieve eminence for their exceptional abilities, but what of the many more who aren’t acclaimed in public ways? And what about talented children?
The photo caption is: “Speech being delivered by an Academy student” - and comes from the site of The Davidson Academy of [...]
Some thought I had rare insight, others thought I was crazy.
That sort of reaction [in the title] is not so unusual for exceptional, gifted and talented children and adults.
“I got that whole precocious thing [as a child]. I had no reason to doubt my own abilities or not share my opinion. The adults were offended, and the kids were resentful. I was persona non grata [...]
Am I still gifted?
The SENG [Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted] newsletter of April 11, 2007 includes this Q&A:
Q: If I was gifted as a child, am I still gifted now?… If I didn’t use my ‘giftedness’, is it gone?
SENG staff: Perhaps. Probably the more important consideration is whether you are still developing your potential. If we think [...]
Parenting gifted kids is not for sissies
The images show English professor Dr. Joshua Larabee (Laurence Fishburne) coaching Akeelah Anderson (Keke Palmer) for the National Spelling Bee in the movie Akeelah and the Bee (2006) [DVD].
Parents are faced with many challenges, strategic and emotional, when it comes to helping their gifted kids develop multiple talents. Such as getting into the “right” schools.
In [...]
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