Tuesday, April 21, 2009

An 8-year old boy solves an algebraic equation

Seen this before. Still makes me wonder.



Boy's name is Eric. So does that mean Algebra can be taught in Grade 2?

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Saturday, March 28, 2009

Bright Child | Gifted Learner | Creative Learner

Perhaps for most of us, a bright child and a gifted learner are one and the same. But there are some subtle differences.

Thus between a bright child and a gifted learner, the former is a good memorizer, the latter a good guesser. One is attentive, the other is mentally and physically involved.

More from Janice Szabos here.

Now as to creative learners, perhaps they may not even be on the same page.


Image credits: http://www.bertiekingore.com/

I think that's called "asynchronous learning"?

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Thursday, January 1, 2009

Are gifted children born or made?

Image Credits: Who are the gifted?

Reminds me of a final examination question in Human Resource Management: "Are leaders born or made? Discuss."

Of course a good score depended not so much on the amount of references made in the answers but on the uniqueness of the essay response.

But I return to the blog entry title. One can imagine that "many parents would wonder, are gifted children born or nurtured?"

I'm a big believer in not reinventing the wheel, so just follow this other article about Gifted Children. You can even get an answer to the basic question "Is My Child Gifted?"

Have a Happy and Gifted New Year!

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