Learn more about why we are so passionate about gifted education.
Welcome to the Vanguard gifted Academy educational blog. I'm Elizabeth Blaetz, the head of school at Vanguard gifted Academy and one of the biggest questions that I get is, “ how do you know my kid is gifted?”
Giftedness is asynchronous development. That's not fancy. That's not fun. That's not what everybody wants to be, but that's what giftedness is.
Read MoreCurrently, Illinois Association for Gifted Children’s stance on giftedness is performance based. Teacher identification of gifted students occurs during the primary grades and then, for those identified, “services” ranging from enrichment classes to grade level acceleration begin in 3rd grade.
Read MoreA common discussion in a Facebook Group for parents of gifted children I follow revolves around managing high emotional intensities. As a teacher who has spent the last twenty years working in gifted education, I also have first hand experience dealing with this component of a gifted child’s make up.
Read MoreWhat are your children learning in school? Does it relate to items in the news? Does it offer food for thought? Are they developing engineering minds? Do they engage in challenges that require persistence? These are the kind of educational experiences that last a lifetime.
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