Parents may suspect that their child is gifted, yet be baffled when their smart child has difficulty learning in certain areas. Some intellectually gifted students also have special learning needs such as a learning disability. Gifted students may also have other special educational needs such as auditory processing problems, dyslexia, ADHD or emotional problems.

This article explores how many of our gifted young people are creating a new way of thinking toward solving today's social and technological problems.

School's in session - and although most of their parents don't realize it, millions of early elementary age kids are being screened, tested, and sorted in an attempt to find those who need gifted education support services to flourish.

Is your child bored in school? Does he need more advanced academics? Are you thinking that he needs to be put ahead a grade or two? Making the right decisions for your child can be a hair pulling, sleep losing, teeth gritting experience. Deciding to skip your child ahead is a difficult process because society doesn't like parents to take kids out of the 'traditional' way of doing things. Grade skipping is not for every kid, but absolutely essential for others. Is it the right choice for your child?

My daughter skipped kindergarten and high school. I ran into resistance from the school system and you will likely run into similar resistance if you try to grade skip your child. First, understand that school systems very rarely volunteer to grade skip a child. So, if you've heard of other kids who have been grade skipped, the skip was, more than likely initiated by his or her parents.

by Bruce Deitrick Price This article is offered as mental exercise for gifted students....During the second half of the 20th century, the following five sophistries were often taught at major uni