“You don’t have to be perfect. You just have to be consistent.” – Unknown Case Study Examples Olivia set high expectations for herself – perfect grades, leadership roles, first chair in band, and excelling in sports – all while preparing for college. As the pressure built, she began overthinking every decision. Any grade on any …
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Guiding question (from a parent): How can we learn to make decisions that must be made even when all of the information we would like isn’t available to us, or our success is not guaranteed? This is a non-issue academically, however, I believe it’s important to discuss the topic to avoid codependency, and instead, build …
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Guiding Question (asked by a parent): How do we help intellectuals understand that the efficient completion of the boring fundamentals of life are necessary to the successful execution of their big goals? In fact, bring them to the point of understanding that if they develop extraordinary efficiency with day to day activities (quick morning/bedtime routines …
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Guiding question (from a parent): Can you teach my student how to set goals by breaking them into smaller bits or to-do lists, and holding the self accountable over time? It’s so easy to get overwhelmed by these concepts and it’s hard to accomplish anything without some kind of planning. I struggle with this myself …
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Guiding Question: Sometimes my ideas and random connections move really fast. Before I can fully flesh one out, I’m on to the next one. Other times, I am engaged with one idea for months and months on end but no one around me understands why. Is this normal? The deep thoughts and questions of the …
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“Transitions are very difficult for gifted kids, who are very single-minded and love to concentrate on what they want to concentrate on.” – Barbara Klein, Ed.D. You put water into a bottle; it becomes the bottle. You put it into a teapot; it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow, or it can crash. Be …
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