gifted kids

As I write this, I'm standing in a classroom at Northwestern University, teaching journalism to 14 exceptionally bright students, ranging in age from 9 to 12. They startle me with how much they know; some of them wield iPads with more skill and flash than adults. Others correct me when I make a...

From the moment you took her home from the hospital, you thought your daughter was extra special, perhaps even brilliant and talented. But is she "gifted?" To be considered "gifted," a child must show "the potential to perform at high levels of accomplishment when compared to same-age peers," said...