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Gifted Girls and Messages About Success

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Mixed Messages Although you may recognize your gifted daughter’s potential and encourage her to pursue her dreams, research shows that your daughter also receives mixed messages from society about her ability to succeed. Numerous researchers argue that gender stereotypes—communicated through the media, peers, and even parents and educators—can cause girls to internalize negative perceptions about their own abilities, characteristics, and potential. These stereotypes tell young women that it is … [Read more...] about Gifted Girls and Messages About Success

January 26, 2015 | Filed Under: Classroom, Social & Emotional Tagged With: gender

Giftedness and Masculinity: Balancing Expectations

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Masculinity or manliness is often associated with phrases like “taking control,” athletic,” “unemotional,” and “aggressive.” However, it is up to parents to decide whether society’s definitions of “real men” are desirable for their sons. Regardless, parents must keep in mind what expectations of males society communicates these expectations to look at how they impact the way gifted boys view themselves and view their own giftedness. … [Read more...] about Giftedness and Masculinity: Balancing Expectations

January 21, 2015 | Filed Under: Classroom, Social & Emotional Tagged With: depression, gender

Separate but Better?

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Here’s a riddle for you. What do these people all have in common? Nancy Pelosi (D-California), first woman Speaker of the House Dr. Sally Ride , first American woman to fly in space Senator Edward Kennedy (D-Massachusetts) Senator Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) Dr. Madeleine Albright , first woman Secretary of State Dr. Condoleezza Rice, first woman National Security Advisor Dr. Bernadine Healy, only woman to lead the National Institutes of Health Drew Gilpin Faust, only woman … [Read more...] about Separate but Better?

July 30, 2007 | TIP Research Staff Filed Under: Classroom Tagged With: gender

Lighting a Fire: Motivating Boys To Succeed

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You’ve got a bright child on your hands! As a preschooler he loved books, drawing, and creating with blocks. He was excited by the things around him and was a bundle of energy, wanting to explore, handle, and figure out his world. … [Read more...] about Lighting a Fire: Motivating Boys To Succeed

September 1, 2006 | Filed Under: Classroom Tagged With: gender, underachievement

How to Guide Your Daughter to Success

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Of course you’d like your gifted daughter to have a fulfilling career that combines creativity, challenge, and the opportunity to contribute, and you want her to establish a satisfactory family life and relationships. However, glass ceilings and sticky floors continue in nontraditional careers for women. … [Read more...] about How to Guide Your Daughter to Success

May 20, 2003 | Duke TIP Filed Under: Classroom, Social & Emotional Tagged With: gender, mentoring

Being a Gifted Boy: What We Have Learned

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Several months ago the parents of a highly gifted fourth grader, Trent, called me for advice about his development. They expressed considerable concern about his increasing unwillingness, as they put it, “to shine.” Having always performed academic tasks superbly and nonacademic ones reasonably well, Trent was entering the pre-adolescent malaise experienced by many gifted and nongifted children alike. … [Read more...] about Being a Gifted Boy: What We Have Learned

August 8, 2002 | Filed Under: Social & Emotional Tagged With: elementary school, extracurriculars, gender, mentoring, perfectionism

Harnessing Gifted Girls’ Emotional Strengths

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Gifted girls encounter unique challenges, particularly during adolescence. With our help, they can learn to transform adversity into opportunity. The keys are information and communication. Here are six springboards for conversation and personal growth that concern gifted adolescent girls. … [Read more...] about Harnessing Gifted Girls’ Emotional Strengths

February 7, 2002 | Filed Under: Social & Emotional Tagged With: extracurriculars, gender, mentoring, peer groups

Boys’ and Girls’ Academic Preferences

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Discussions of the storms faced by adolescent girls offer no image more striking than “saplings in a hurricane.” Mary Pipher, Ph.D., used the phrase in her 1994 book, Reviving Ophelia . While Dr. Pipher’s book was based on her work with adolescent girls in trouble, other studies have indicated that lowered self-esteem is not restricted to girls in counseling. … [Read more...] about Boys’ and Girls’ Academic Preferences

June 25, 2001 | Filed Under: Social & Emotional Tagged With: gender

Ensuring a Middle School Student is Academically Challenged

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Parent Question: Since my child entered middle school, she doesn’t seem challenged academically. What advice can you give me and my child’s teacher? … [Read more...] about Ensuring a Middle School Student is Academically Challenged

October 1, 2000 | Filed Under: Classroom Tagged With: boredom, gender, middle school, underachievement

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