Latest Intellectual giftedness Stories
HATTIESBURG, Miss., Feb. 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Frances A. Karnes, Ph.D. is recognized by Continental Who's Who as a Pinnacle Professional in the field of Education as a result of her role as a Distinguished Professor with the University of Southern Mississippi. Dr. Karnes is a Professor in the Department of Curriculum, Instruction, and Special Education and Director of the Frances A. Karnes Center for Gifted Studies at the University of Southern Mississippi, where she has been...
NEW YORK, Oct. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- TestingMom.com held a series of parent seminars in New York City on Sept. 19, 21 and 22, 2012 to have an open discussion with local parents about upcoming gifted and talented exams and private school admissions exams, as well as navigating the processes involved in selecting a school that is a good mutual fit for the family. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121010/CG90076) Testing Mom, which caters to parents who are...
NEW YORK, Sept. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- TestingMom.com recently launched an entirely revamped version of its already-popular website, giving parents a whole new set of tools to help their children succeed in the increasingly competitive world of gifted education. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120911/CG72587) Testing Mom, which caters to parents who are applying their children to private schools and/or gifted and talented programs, originally launched in...
NEW YORK, May 15, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- On Wednesday, April 18, TestingMom.com held an Emergency G&T Session for NYC Parents as the short deadline for their gifted and talented school selection needed to be made by 11:59pm on Friday, April 20. Due to the sheer number of children who qualified for G&T in NYC this year this event was sold out within just a few days. This seminar was held at the Poet's House in Manhattan as parents sat on the edges of their seats to hear...
MIDLAND, Pa., March 8, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Eight student profiles in the new edition of The Link, Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School's showcase magazine, illustrate Howard Gardner's theory that people are "smart" in ways other than those measured by standardized tests. "This article looks at eight PA Cyber students who used the flexibility and customization inherent in our school to maximize their natural talents and range of intelligences. Each is accomplishing...
NEW YORK, Feb. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- With more children taking school admission, gifted and talented, and other achievement tests for limited spots in school programs, parents are looking for ways to help their kids do well. A new solution is coming from the national educational company Aristotle Circle, which has created a new Enrichment and Learning Kit for children between the ages of four and ten. The kit, consisting of books and educational toys, promotes learning...
New research funded by the Wellcome Trust suggests that IQ scores in teenagers can dramatically change in conjunction with changes that occur in the brain, according to various media reports. IQ, the standard measure of intelligence, has been thought to remain stable across a person’s life, and childhood scores are often used to predict education outcome and job prospects as an adult. However, based on findings from the study, researchers caution using the 11+ exam for grammar school...
Michael Jordan, Lady Gaga and Angelina Jolie. Most people can probably name some award-winning athletes, musicians, and actors. But, if you were asked to name the winners of last year's Nobel Prizes in Economics, Physics, or Literature, could you do it? In the September issue of Psychological Science in the Public Interest, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, a team of distinguished psychological scientists argue for a new framework for identifying and supporting...
MIAMI, Aug. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Testing Mom - an internet company that specializes in gifted and talented and private school admissions testing - just announced they are offering 50 free practice questions to parents wanting to get their young child into a top-tier private school or gifted program. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110818/CG53541) In an environment as competitive as gifted admissions, there is no limit to the amount of time, energy, and effort...
A cohesive team environment, assessing one's own performance rather than comparing with others, and involvement in enjoyably challenging practices are the main conditions needed for children to have a positive developmental experience playing team sports."There's a lot more to sport than the idea of winning and losing and developing physical skills," explains Jean Côté, head of the School of Kinesiology and Health Studies and a youth sport and coaching expert. "Under the right...
