The HLP Diaries…Betty Books and the Pandemic
Slightly Mad Mummy: Entry 5 When not charting the adventures of Flexi-cat, Slightly Mad Mummy's alter ego, Betty Books is solving Covid-19! The streets were deserted, [...]
Overexcitabilities: Imaginational Overexcitability
Children with high learning potential, especially those who display Imaginational Overexcitability, can have the most wonderfully wild imaginations and immense creativity, but they may also find [...]
The 2.6 Challenge – Steve Ramsden asks 26 Riddles in 2.6 Minutes
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Children with High Learning Potential – How to Handle Disappointment
With their heightened awareness and deep responses, children with high learning potential (HLP) may well feel disappointment more keenly. Lesley Sword, in Gifted Children: Emotionally Immature [...]
The 2.6 Challenge – Jason Buckley Asks 26 Philosophical Questions in 2.6 minutes
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Calling All Superheroes: Get Involved in the 2.6 Challenge
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Apps, Screen Use and Balance for Young People with High Learning Potential
Should you encourage your young person with high learning potential to use meaningful apps – or to put down their gadgets? The latest research is contradictory [...]
Home Education, Exam Cancellations and the Ofqual Consultation, by Michael Speranza
In a year that’s seen the terms ‘lockdown,’ ‘social distancing’ and ’PPE’ added to the common lexicon it might be tempting to view the cancellation of [...]
The Fabulous Flexi-Cat Diaries Coronavirus Special – Keep Calm…
Slightly Mad Mummy: Entry 4 Charting the fabulous (and fatiguing!) flexi-Fridays (and currently the rest of the week!) with my OE-rich* 8 year old (currently identifying [...]
Overexcitabilities: Intellectual Overexcitability
Children with high learning potential, especially those who display Intellectual Overexcitability, are highly curious and voracious in their pursuit of knowledge in their areas of interest. [...]