Tag: resilience
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Building resilient learners
Without considering learning difficulties or underachievement, many gifted students cruise through their schooling years. I come across many gifted students who just cannot cope with a challenging task – although they are gifted, have tested highly or are anecdotal extremely able. They cry, they misbehave, they say ‘I’m hopeless’ at the drop of a challenging…
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Building and nurturing resilience in highly gifted children
Many gifted students, due to their higher sensitivities have difficulty ignoring complex situations. Resilience is rarely innate – it is a learnt behaviour. Resilience is cultivated when the children hear the school & teacher being talked about positively. When the child is praised for their interests and strengths and who they are (personality) this can…
