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All Kinds of Smart

As people all over the world have been watching the Olympics this summer, myself included, I wish the lessons shared by the participants would be equally applied to all kinds of smart. Whether your ta… more →

All Kinds of Smart

All Kinds of Smart

ellieschatz wrote 9 months ago: As people all over the world have been watching the Olympics this summer, myself included, I wish th … more →

Tags: All kinds of smart or talent, Gifted and Talented children, Lessons in talent development, Multiple Intelligences, Parenting talented children, Role Models, all kinds of smart, becoming good at something difficult, Lessons from Olympians

Redshirting: How to Make a Bad System Worse

ellieschatz wrote 1 year ago: In school, there is a standard curriculum that is offered to all learners who are grouped according … more →

Tags: Cumulative Advantage, Definitions related to talent development, early learning, Motivation, Optimal match, Parenting for academic success, young children, Cumulative educational advantage, Outliers

Let Us Find and Motivate More Smart Kids — 1 comment

ellieschatz wrote 1 year ago: An article in the October 2 New York Times highlighted the success of an incentive program in which … more →

Tags: It's Good to Be Smart, Teaching smart kids, excellence in education, Smart is cool, Diversity of giftedness, high expectations, Advanced Placement (AP) classes, Advocacy for the gifted, Motivation

Gifted Pyramid Model Revisited

ellieschatz wrote 1 year ago: At the end of the WSJ article regarding Madison’s planned gifted program on August 10, one critic st … more →

Tags: Advocacy for the gifted, Compliance with state standards, Core elements of learning and being smart, Definitions related to talent development, Differentiation, excellence in education, Gifted and Talented children, It's Good to Be Smart, MMSD's Plan for Gifted Education

Let the Children Learn, Dream, and Reach Out for More — 2 comments

ellieschatz wrote 1 year ago: I read an article in the New York Times this week that made me nostalgic and hopeful at the same tim … more →

Tags: Gifted and Talented children, Grandma Says It's Good to Be Smart, Growing up smart, Passion for a field of learning, Showing versus hiding one's talents, Cumulative Advantage, Teaching smart kids, School Models, excellence in education

Early Learning: Not a Fast Track to Kindergarten or College

ellieschatz wrote 1 year ago: On May 13, one month to the day after psychologist Sharyl Kato and I did a presentation for our 500- … more →

Tags: Basic Skills, Core elements of learning and being smart, Cumulative Advantage, curiosity, Developing a child's curiosity, early learning, Early reading leads to later success, Grandma Says It's Good to Be Smart, Grandma Says It's Good to Be Curious

Letting Go

ellieschatz wrote 2 years ago: This past week, my friend Judy was featured in a video linked to a New York Times education series o … more →

Tags: Awesome children, Compassion and respect, Core elements of learning and being smart, Growing up smart, It's Good to Be Smart, Letting Go, Parenting for adulthood, serious learning, smart child

From Curiosity to Mentors to Career

ellieschatz wrote 2 years ago: In December 2010, Royal Society Publishing reported on a study completed by 8- and 9-year old scient … more →

Tags: Awesome children, Compassion and respect, Core elements of learning and being smart, curiosity, Developing a child's curiosity, excellence in education, Grandma Says It's Good to Be Smart, Grandma Says It's Good to Be Curious, Growing up smart

Establishing the Habit of Reading — 2 comments

ellieschatz wrote 2 years ago: Did you know that 1 in 4 adults did not read a book in the past year? Worse yet, 50% of adults are u … more →

Tags: Basic Skills, Children's Books, Compassion and respect, early learning, Early reading leads to later success, excellence in education, Grandma Says It's Good to Be Smart, Grandma says it's good to read, Growing up smart

Autistic and Gifted

ellieschatz wrote 2 years ago: Every parent of an autistic child should read the books of Temple Grandin and see the movie about he … more →

Tags: Compassion and respect, Early identification of giftedness, early learning, Gifted and Talented children, Growing up smart, high expectations, It's Good to Be Smart, Labeling learning disabled children, Parenting an autisitc child for success

Urban Prep: A Model for Excellence

ellieschatz wrote 2 years ago: I had the opportunity to hear several young men from Urban Prep Academies of Chicago speak this morn … more →

Tags: Awesome children, Compassion and respect, Cumulative Advantage, Diversity of giftedness, excellence in education, Gifted and Talented children, Growing up smart, high expectations, It's Good to Be Smart

Smart Kids Who Stutter

ellieschatz wrote 2 years ago: With the release of “The King’s Speech,” stuttering has become a topic of conversation unlike anytim … more →

Tags: Awesome children, Different Kinds of Smart, early learning, Grandma Says It's Good to Be Smart, Growing up smart, Overcoming one result of bullying, Parenting a child who stutters, Smart is cool, young children

Valentine's Day Special

ellieschatz wrote 2 years ago: Among the loves of our lives are our little ones, in my case my grandchildren. This special is for t … more →

Tags: Children's Books, Creative Kids, Developing a child's curiosity, Grandma Says It's Good to Be Smart, Grandma says it's good to be creative, Grandma Says It's Good to Be Curious, Growing up smart, It's Good to Be Smart, Modeling a love of reading

Modeling for Young Learners

ellieschatz wrote 2 years ago: Education is not a preparation for life; education is life itself. —John Dewey Smart children are ev … more →

Tags: Awesome children, Children's Books, Core elements of learning and being smart, curiosity, Developing a child's curiosity, Early identification of giftedness, early learning, excellence in education, Gifted and Talented children

Can Your Child Read a Menu?

ellieschatz wrote 2 years ago: Recently the Madison Urban League shared the trailer for an upcoming film, “TEACHED: A Film about Ed … more →

Tags: Grandma Says It's Good to Be Smart, early learning, young children, Growing up smart, It's Good to Be Smart, Cumulative Advantage, excellence in education, Smart is cool, Passion in teaching and learning

Creativity Revisited

ellieschatz wrote 2 years ago: The holidays are getting in the way of my blogging, but not in the way of my book sales. I am thrill … more →

Tags: Basic Skills, Core elements of learning and being smart, Creative Kids, Developing a child's curiosity, early learning, excellence in education, Grandma Says It's Good to Be Smart, Grandma says it's good to be creative, Growing up smart

Our Babies Need a Different Education

ellieschatz wrote 2 years ago: On October 26, public radio had a story on the skills today’s babies will need to master in order to … more →

Tags: Basic Skills, Compliance with state standards, Core elements of learning and being smart, Creative Kids, early learning, excellence in education, Gifted and Talented children, Grandma Says It's Good to Be Smart, Grandma says it's good to be creative

Comments on Gifted Program in Madison — 2 comments

ellieschatz wrote 2 years ago: As the first state consultant for gifted in Wisconsin, here are a few of my comments based on the ar … more →

Tags: Advanced Placement (AP) classes, Compliance with state standards, Core elements of learning and being smart, Definitions related to talent development, Different Kinds of Smart, Diversity of giftedness, excellence in education, Gifted and Talented children, Growing up smart

Waiting for Excellence in Education — 1 comment

ellieschatz wrote 2 years ago: Waiting for high expectations. That’s what all the good teachers and good schools featured in the “W … more →

Tags: Core elements of learning and being smart, early learning, excellence in education, Grandma Says It's Good to Be Smart, Growing up smart, high expectations, It's Good to Be Smart, Parenting for academic success, Passion in teaching and learning


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