In recent years, critical thinking has replaced rote learning as the priority skill in most classrooms; gone are the days when simply regurgitating information regarding historical facts and figures, geography, times tables, etc., was sufficient to be deemed an exemplary student. Instead, today's students are valued as much—or more—for their ability to engage in rational analysis of the ...
Creativity is one of the greatest human gifts. Consider the achievements of modern technology. Each invention, from jet aircraft to the phone in your pocket, began as an idea in someone's head. We take much of it for granted, and it is easy to forget that there was a time not long ago when there were no electric lights, no ...
Sometimes classroom behavior problems signal giftedness. Brad and Karen were at their wits end. Their grade school children once again ...
As a psychologist living and working in Toronto, where 51% of residents were born outside Canada, I deal with immigration related ...
Every child differs in his/her developmental capacity and pace. Some children learn to speak earlier than others. Some learn ...
