tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492461548104588320.post7629916625130972772..comments2023-08-17T02:12:02.977-07:00Comments on A World of Words: LOL = Love Of Learning: Helping Gifted Children SucceedA. Orrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02197267799113216035noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492461548104588320.post-74923932656947213982009-06-01T22:13:58.281-07:002009-06-01T22:13:58.281-07:00Thanks again for the photo, Karianna. You might al...Thanks again for the photo, Karianna. You might also find this article from The Economist magazine interesting:<br />http://www.economist.com/science/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13489714<br /><br />It deals with the very subject you describe. I found almost every one of the comments as enlightening as the article itself. It's a topic more parents have experience with than I imagined, and one that all parents should be aware of. For most parents (though, sadly, not all) part of raising children is teaching them to recognize and accept the many kinds of difference around them. Children can be cruel, but only if the adults in their lives allow them to remain so do we do our societies a disservice by harming the individuals within them.<br /><br />Thank you for your comments!A. Orrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02197267799113216035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492461548104588320.post-71721295282136830662009-05-30T20:10:20.031-07:002009-05-30T20:10:20.031-07:00Gifted children definitely have "special needs" in...Gifted children definitely have "special needs" in that they require motivation and challenges to excel, just as you've indicated. Many kids these days are "twice exceptional" - those who think outside the box but are also pegged with various learning differences because of their unconventional thought. And so, many of these 2E kids are completely left behind because they are bored in some subjects and require reinforcement in other subjects -- eek!<br /><br />Anyway - I'm the one who took the photo of your girls w/ Bill Nye -- I'm about to put up photos at Flickr (I'm "Karianna") - but you can also email me at karianna at karianna dot us (yes .us) and I'd be happy to send you a bigger photo than what you can grab on Flickr.Kariannahttp://www.kariannaspectrum.comnoreply@blogger.com