Archive for April, 2007

Growing up exceptional: Am I still gifted?

Once gifted, always 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. [...]

Gifted / talented misc
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Stress and talent: Talented people choke due to memory distraction

Talented people often choke under pressure because the distraction caused by stress consumes their working memory, a psychologist at the University of Chicago has found.
Highly accomplished people tend to heavily rely on their abundant supply of working memory and are therefore disadvantaged when challenged to solve difficult problems, such as mathematical ones, under pressure, according [...]

Anxiety/Stress
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