An enlightening and dynamic 3-hour seminar on MP3, accompanied by a 72-page syllabus and packaged in a handsome vinyl case for easy storage, every parent who cares about education will benefit from this!

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What You Will Learn About Gifted & Talented Children . . .

• What it means to be “gifted”

• How giftedness & talent differ

• Why society has a love-hate relationship with giftedness & talent

• The Bible’s perspective on the responsibilities & opportunities of giftedness

• The importance of “zeitgeist”

• When a child is considered a “prodigy”

• How “overexcitability” influences a gifted person

• Why “metacognition” is a worthy goal

• Which gifted students have trouble “passing” IQ tests

• Why “assessment” is better than testing

• What IQ actually represents

• Why standardized tests have “too low a ceiling” to measure giftedness

• How to prepare your children for testing & diagnostic assessment

• When it is appropriate to use SAT tests to determine levels of giftedness

• When acceleration is appropriate for your child

• Why the “catastrophe theory” of education applies to your curriculum choices

• How telescoping & compacting help to eliminate boredom

• If skipping a grade is an asset or liability

• Why the junior high years can be the most wasted period in a child’s educational life

• How to become a “creativity-enhancing teacher” instead of an “inhibiting” teacher

• Why gifted students need an IEP

• The value of apprenticeship in a gifted child’s experience

• What computer literacy needs your child has

• How to achieve a well-rounded education in spite of your child’s interests

• The challenges parents face when teaching the gifted child at home

• Special tips for parenting a gifted child

• How to respond when your gifted or talented child is an “underachiever”

• And much more!