Princeton University has announced that is exploring the creation of a program to send a tenth or more of its newly admitted students to a year of social service work in a foreign country before they set foot on campus as freshmen. Princeton’s president Shirley M. Tilghman says in this New York Times article, that [...]
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Where Do I Sign Up? Princeton Explores Possibility of Paid Gap Year
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Introversion and the Highly Gifted
Posted in Gifted, tagged emotional, extrovert, Gifted, introvert, overexcitabilities, temperment on February 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Carol Fertig of Prufrock’s Gifted Child Blog put up a post last week entitled The Gifted Introvert. No real new information, but it’s a useful reminder that understanding–and honoring–introversion in highly gifted children is crucial for parents and educators. She writes: Many teachers (and parents) are extroverts. It is very difficult for an extrovert to [...]
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