The Wall Street Journal recently published an article exploring the lengths to which some parents will go to improve their children’s performance in NYC gifted-and-talented testing. While this piece raises some relevant issues, it fails to provide alternative solutions to gaps in public education and to the intensely competitive state of the city’s G&T education …
FasTracKids is a gifted program (for gifted and potentially gifted students) designed to enhance the further intellectual development of naturally curious 3-to 7-year-olds. This STEAM+ Enrichment program is the culmination of years of research and has garnered a track record of proven successes in helping children achieve outstanding results in school and beyond! A Broad …
Recent scrutiny of gifted and talented education can leave parents and educators feeling as though we can’t do anything right. However, the broader conversation can be taken as a sign that things are moving in the right direction. Parents have a lot more options when it comes to tapping into their children’s potential and accessing …
The Wonders of Research (aka “hindsight”) There’s nothing like the collection of data over time to call our best efforts into question. Such is the case with giftedness education. Thanks to the childrearing of previous generations, we can now assess actual outcomes for kids who received the accelerated programming and “gifted” designations of the 80’s …
Would you call your child a “mathematically precocious youth”? Whether your youngster’s strength is in math, music, or public speaking, you’re likely wondering how to turn that natural gift into future success. We now know that it takes more than a “gifted” designation to predict a lifetime of positive outcomes and that school districts aren’t …
Do you think your child might be gifted? Attend one of our free G&T seminars! Multiple locations throughout NYC. East Village – Tuesday, October 10th, at 7:00pm Rego Park – Wednesday, October 11th at 7:00pm Park Slope – Thursday, October 12th at 7:00pm Grasmere – Tuesday, October 17th at 7:00pm Williamsburg – Thursday, October 19th …
A recent article on Edutopia discusses how we define critical thinking in today’s educational world and how we can develop critical thinking skills in our students. We have been developing critical thinking skills in NYC students for over a decade. The FasTracKids program innately develops these skills in students enrolled in our classes. The Edutopia …
We discovered this article on CafeMom.com and figured it would be beneficial to our readers. According to psychologist Devon MacEachron, PhD, when parents suspect that their child may be gifted, often they are correct. A specialist in assessing children who are gifted, MacEachron provides some broad traits that are exhibited in children who are often …
Anything that is built must first be engineered, or planned out. An engineer is a person who designs and builds complex products, machines, systems, or structures. Engineers want to know how and why things work. They have scientific training that they use to make practical things. Engineers often specialize in a specific branch of engineering. …
This article originally appeared on edweek.org Everyone’s favorite red-headed science teacher—and her pet lizard—will soon be back. Netflix’s appeal to nostalgia continues with its upcoming reboot of the beloved ’90s Saturday morning cartoon “The Magic School Bus,” starring eccentric science teacher Ms. Frizzle and her eager students as they embark on out-of-this world field trips. G&T101 …
