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		<title>Gifted Children Get Mixed Messages</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 13:59:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Image by The Loopweaver via Flickr Our society thinks it is wonderful to reward athletes, musicians, actors, and artists.  Entire industiries spend billions of dollars on these fields.  But what about the intellectually gifted?  They get mixed messages. It&#8217;s good to be smart . . . as long as you&#8217;re not too smart.  Too smart [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Creativity in Gifted Education Starts with You</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 19:23:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Image by mikebaird via Flickr It is important to see that YOU are already your own coach and you can enhance your own personal creativity each day. The positive experience of the educator can be modeled by YOU as you provide for your students  a mentor and coach to inspire creativity in gifted children&#8217;s lives. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Using Adventure to Create a Context for Creativity</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>livewire</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adventure]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Image via Wikipedia The aspect of adventure is something that really deserves a session of it&#8217;s own. I include it here because it is a context that can be used to teach most, if not all, of the creative strategies I have presented, and several I haven&#8217;t. Adventure can be a learning and practice tool [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Encourage Children to Identify and Surmount Obstacles</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:54:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>livewire</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Image by bill barber (very sporadic) via Flickr Buying low and selling high means defying the crowd. And people who defy the crowd &#8211; people who think creatively &#8211; almost inevitably encounter resistance. The question is not whether one will encounter obstacles; one will. The question is whether the creative thinker has the fortitude to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Encourage Creative Collaboration</title>
		<link>http://livingwithlivewires.com/dont-fence-me-in/creativity/encourage-creative-collaboration</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 20:51:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>livewire</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Creativity]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Image by ttcopley via Flickr Creative performance is often viewed as a solitary occupation. In reality, people often work in groups and should be encouraged in gifted children. Collaboration can spur creativity. Teachers can encourage children to learn by example by collaborating with creative people.  (Sternberg) Creative collaboration can help social skills when activities are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Imagine Things from Others&#8217; Points of View</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:44:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>livewire</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Creativity]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Image by furiousgeorge81 via Flickr An essential aspect of working with other people and getting the most out of collaborative creative activity is to imagine oneself in other people&#8217;s shoes. Individuals can broaden their perspectives by learning to see the world from different points of view. - Sternberg states, teachers and parents should encourage their children [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Social Challenges of Gifted Children</title>
		<link>http://livingwithlivewires.com/dont-fence-me-in/creativity/social-challenges-of-gifted-children</link>
		<comments>http://livingwithlivewires.com/dont-fence-me-in/creativity/social-challenges-of-gifted-children#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 21:23:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>livewire</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Image by Feuillu via Flickr Introversion Although some gifted children are extroverts, more often they are introverted when compared with typical children. When you combine introversion with the frequent lack of fit between gifted children and their age peers ( in terms of interests, skills, knowledge, sensitivity, and intensity), it is not surprising that gifted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cultivating a Life of Mastery</title>
		<link>http://livingwithlivewires.com/dont-fence-me-in/mastery/cultivating-a-life-of-mastery</link>
		<comments>http://livingwithlivewires.com/dont-fence-me-in/mastery/cultivating-a-life-of-mastery#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 21:16:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Image by flickrized via Flickr Another important aspect regarding the motivation of gifted children is to help them understand the path of Mastery. Mastery is usually a term used in reference to mastering a task or a standard. It is usually seen as the completion of a task. You have mastered it, so it is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Strategies to Motivate Gifted Children</title>
		<link>http://livingwithlivewires.com/dont-fence-me-in/mastery/strategies-to-motivate-gifted-children</link>
		<comments>http://livingwithlivewires.com/dont-fence-me-in/mastery/strategies-to-motivate-gifted-children#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 21:05:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>livewire</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Image by serhio via Flickr Help Children Find What They Love to Do.  Teachers must help gifted children find what excites them to unleash their best creative performances. In the investment metaphor, one needs to find an area in which to invest about which one feels some excitement, so that one will do what one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Underachievement</title>
		<link>http://livingwithlivewires.com/dont-fence-me-in/mastery/underachievement</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 21:01:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Image by Pink Sherbet Photography via Flickr There are many influences in a gifted child&#8217;s life that can contribute to underachievement, &#8211; health issues, family, relationships, and school. We will focus on part of the educational experience. For many gifted children,the ordinary school setting quickly becomes uninteresting and unexciting. The enthusiasm, curiosity, and excitement quickly [...]]]></description>
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