Many gifted children do not stand out in class: their great potential is hidden behind distractions, demotivation, and uneven ...

Arthur Schopenhauer's wisdom applies to gifted children and young adults, who often obsess over attaining external validation ...

Parents might miss the subtle signs of giftedness—mistaking deep curiosity or emotional sensitivity for simple quirks.

New research indicates that identifying children as having high cognitive ability at a young age is often an unreliable ...

Gifted children need challenge and mental stimulation. Schoolwork, when repetitive or not matched to the ability of the ...

Is your kid gifted? It's a question that many parents often think about. I manage student applications at the Davidson Institute, where we've helped thousands of profoundly gifted children (or kids ...

How do you tell if your child is gifted? Schools that have programs for gifted students are often able to identify them by using traditional screening methods, like group IQ tests, review of ...

I don’t remember precisely when I first heard the word “gifted,” but it must have been in early elementary school. I do remember being pulled out of my first-grade class and led to the fifth-grade ...

The current dust-up between Upper West Side parents and the city’s Department of Education brings into sharp focus a long simmering controversy over the education of academically advanced students. It ...

For nearly 30 years, Rebecca Abrams has devoted her career to the gifted education program at Holtville Elementary School.