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Giftedness comes with a gentle and loving heart-- Choose to unwrap this gift!

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Giftedness comes with a gentle and loving heart-- Choose to unwrap this gift!

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Being gifted allows you to be challenged everyday a

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Being gifted allows you to be challenged everyday a

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Being gifted gives people the freedom to know more of the possibilities of life.

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I believe that gifted individuals experience the world differently. Gifted is a population, uniquely different  commensurate with SPED and ELL. Gifted children require specialized instruction and services by educators who are trained in gifted pedagogy.  Gifted identification and education is an equity issue. Giftednes is found in all populations, cultures, and from all economic backgrounds.  Gifted students deserve equal educational opportunities to make educational gains to fulfill their potential.  Often these opportunities are unfulfilled. Staffing gifted positions with  "gifted teachers" with no background  in gifted education to just fill a teaching position can have negative psycho-social ramifications and further perpetuates misconceptions about giftedness "oh, they're gifted, they will be just fine" and as a result, our gifted population is left behind.

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I believe we need to IDENTIFY who our gifted students are so that we can provide appropriately for their strengths and needs, but we also need to PROVIDE a wide variety of learning opportunities to all students to help us identify those who our gifted students are. Identify to provide and provide to identify.

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I believe that EVERY child deserves to learn and grow at the level appropriate for them. Unfortunately gifted children often seem less likely to be given this opportunity.

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I believe a spark with out oxygen will never burn bright.

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I believe we get weary of walking this path, of waiting all our lives for others to catch up, and for not being acknowledged for knowing the way way before anyone else does and being forced to pretend we didn’t. I believe the burden is ours to bear. And it isn’t fair.

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I believe that gifted children deserve education that caters for their needs and abilities. Gifted children often don't fit in the box of the traditional school system and they deserve to have an alternative.

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I believe that we need a  different "label". The word gifted is easily misunderstood and often intentionally used to shame and blame

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I believe that the gifted are vulnerable.

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I believe that the gifted experience life differently.

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I believe that children and parents need to be supported and applauded in their growth and in their love.

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I believe that gifted children get caged behind bars of loneliness, misunderstanding, and unmet expectations that unless addressed leads to anxiety, perfectionism, and unrealized potential.

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I believe that every child deserves a champion. Make sure you learn the different ways that you can ask for help when you need it.

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I believe all students are gifted in particular ways. Some definitely more so than others. These are our biggest blessings as teachers, especially the  2e kiddos. We must watch, listen, and learn from them. They have so very much to teach us about life, learning, and loving each other...in their individual and unique ways. Thank you for all you do, blessing us on the journey of teaching and learning.❤️

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I believe that twice exceptional people are superheroes.

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I believe giftedness is real.

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I believe that gifted children own the skills to change the world. You care, you reason, you have unique ideas,  and your ability to problem solve is unparalleled. While on your educational journey please find it in you to believe this about yourself and untap those strengths. You may think you need us but WE need you! 💕