GHF Dialogue Columnists

GHF Dialogue Columnists

Gifted Community leaders sharing articles back to the community.

Meet the GHF Dialogue Columnists

Lois Latchford

Ten ways you can use psychologically minded language with your gifted/2e student (at home or at homeschool) January 18, 2021
Working with your child as a both a teacher and a parent can be challenging. Teachers go to years of school to learn how to reach and mold talented young minds. Mental health professionals have years of practice in trying to unpack the tangle of human motivation. You have a career and a life (and […]
Matthew J. Zakreski, PsyD
GHF Celebrates MLK Day January 18, 2021
For those of us who grew up during the life of Martin Luther King, Jr, we became rooted in what it meant to be an American by understanding King’s approach to applying the principles of the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, and our lore. “I say to you today, my friends, so even though […]
Barry Gelston, M.Ed.
THE LABELING EXPERIENCE (THEY TELL ME I’M GIFTED…) January 17, 2021
SYNOPSIS In this article, I discuss application of the gifted label and what ensues—the revelation, the complexities, the emotional juggling that many children feel—as well as some supportive measures that parents can put in place so that children’s “lived experiences” are fulfilling. THE GIFTED LABEL At first blush, one might think that the gifted label […]
Joanne Foster, ED.D
Creating Community: Does Anyone Ever Truly Belong? September 9, 2020
Belonging arises from the decision to show up and allow yourself to be seen. If you’re holding back, thinking you’re not good enough or trying to avoid ridicule, it won’t matter what anyone else does. You won’t feel like you belong because you’re not actually present. We all want community. Our culture revolves around being […]
Cara Maclean
Hey, Jude September 9, 2020
Jude attended college with his revised 504 Plan accommodations and executive functions coaching access. We worked together to have these set in place, through his college disability department. He drives. He manages his own bank account. He has a rich social life. My brother is twenty-seven years younger than me. Jude was born four months […]
Magalie A. Pinney
Community. Life or Death? It Was for Us. September 2, 2020
That fall, when Grace started the gifted school-within-a-school program, was not spent focusing or doing what she was supposed to. Her teacher was emailing, albeit carefully, letting me know that she was hoping Grace could focus a bit and give her best effort. These emails made my husband and I smile. She was getting in […]
Kris Happe, M.Ed.