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Hoagies' Blog Hop: Community
 Community.
What does community mean to you? How have you found community
for your gifted kids? For yourself? Why is community so
important? What are the characteristics of a good community?
Join our community, and we'll help you find yours!
Don't miss our previous Blog Hops,
including
Gifted Friendships,
Gifted Relationships
and Forming Parent Groups.
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Blog Hops for all our past and future topics.
Special thanks to Pamela S. Ryan for our striking Blog Hop graphics!
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 Gifted
Community by
Qiao Li Institute for
Educational Advancement
- Without a nurturing community, feeling alone, misunderstood, and
unchallenged, many gifted and high ability learners get bored, frustrated,
or develop bad study habits. Without a community, we are creating a
persistent talent underclass.
What is it Like to Have a Community?...
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What Community? by
Adventures of Hahn
Academy
- Often, gifted individuals do not always fit. The description of the square
peg and round hole is another analogy comparable to the above-quoted
reference to a different drummer. Sometimes it takes time for us to find our
“tribe.” It is easier for us as adults because we have had more time. But,
for some gifted children they need more support. Even some gifted adults
need support. And, in some communities parents of gifted need support too.
It is important that we support our society’s gifted children for who they
are and help them achieve their goals...
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 Impostor,
Scholar, Procrastinator, Healer -- Your Multidimensional Self by Paula Prober,
Your Rainforest Mind
- Knowing your Essence is an on-going process. When do you feel peaceful?
Joyful? Deeply compassionate? Chances are, at those times, you're in touch
with your True Self. Make a list of those experiences. Are you painting,
writing, meditating, singing, gardening, hiking, blogging, running? Practice
deepening those moments as you gain awareness of your body-mind-spirit.
Notice when a subpersonality shows up. Welcome him/her. Sit by the fire for
a chat...
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Finding Your Community by
Gift-Ed Connections
- As quickly as I could, I left home to find "my" community. And here is
what I learned on that journey:
- One community may not meet all of your needs. I have heard many people
express a feeling of being "let down" by a certain group because they
thought because they shared one commonality, that somehow all their needs
for acceptance and understanding would be met there. We are complex and
evolving beings and we may be drawn to different communities for a variety
of reasons....
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 Getting
to Know the People in My Neighborhood by Jen Campbell,
repurposed
genealogy
- Though gifted people statistically account for about 2 to 3% of the
overall population, the more time I spent getting to know the people in my
neighborhood, and surrounding community, the more gifted people I found. It
was reassuring knowing that we weren't alone.
I found clues about the gifted people in our community...
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2E
Community Confidential: The Truth About Finding Your People by
Jen G in One Small World
- You can find your community in both real life and online groups.
Personally, I love online groups. You have the opportunity to connect with
so many others all over the world. There are usually quick responses to most
questions. And in a big group, there is almost always someone who says "me
too", to any problem that you are facing. And there's no need to find a
sitter in order to attend a meeting.
But for the really tough times, when you need a shoulder to cry on, or a
hug, or someone to walk into that meeting at school with you, you can’t beat
a real life community for support...
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 Circle the
Wagons by Jen Merrill,
Laughing at Chaos
- A wagon circle wasn't intended to be a mobile fort to battle Native
Amercians and bandits (although it did serve that purpose as well), it was
to ensure the safety of the vulnerable. It was a community drawing together
for the protection and good of all.
Is it time for the gifted community to circle the wagons?
This week I was reminded once again why finding and being part of a gifted
community is so vital to a parent's well-being...
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The
Search for Compatible Lifeforms by
Aurora Remember
- I was fortunate that at an early age I grew up in a community that not
only accepted my weirdness, but celebrated it!
I'm finding more and more as I connect with communities online, just how
lucky I've been. Many excitable, gifted, intense and creative people who
don't fit into the "mainstream," struggle to find a place where they really
connect.
My parents found connection...
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Find Your Tribe ~ The Third
Be-Attitude of Gifted Elders by
Joy Navan, ongiftedelders
- What about our gifted elders? How do they find their tribe? I propose that
- similar to younger counterparts - elders may consider their tribe as
composed of between one and 7.4 billion individuals. They may prefer a
community of one, of a small group, of large groups, or a global community.
Allow me to explain...
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Changing
Perspectives: Are You a Gifted Myth-Buster? by
The Grayson School
- We can all recall the last time we have read or heard something that has
grossly mischaracterized gifted education — and, more importantly, gifted
children. As a community, we can help each other to create a greater
understanding of the special gifts and talents that define our children and
students...
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How to Love a Gifted Person by
Kathleen Casper in One World
Gifted
- Gifted people are constantly searching for their tribe, to the point of
sometimes looking right through their best and closest support system as if
they don't even notice you are there. Gifted people are seekers – they are
not easily satisfied and will challenge those that care about them to "step
it up" even another notch, and prove their love and commitment over and over
again in little ways, as well as some big ones that might take your breath
away. They will demand excellence and teach you to fly with them if you show
you won't just fall...
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 Building
an "Offline" Gifted Community by
Planet Smarty Pants
- A great organization... has its own challenges that come with several
gifted adults trying to come to a compromise over organization's direction.
A couple of the board members were in Lyceum as kids, and they focus more on
additional learning opportunities. Newer members, including us, think that
we have learning opportunities galore in San Francisco Bay Area and social
aspect is a lot more important. There is also an argument about how much
volunteering we want every member to do and even how many families we want
to have. I hope we will be able to address some of these challenges this
year and continue to engage families of gifted learners - helping every
family meet needs of their kids and also needs of adults in search of
community...
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 Parents
of young musicians: Finding community and support by
Gail Post in
Gifted Challenges
- What is it like for parents whose children truly excel in music? In
addition to navigating their own reactions and personal anxiety about their
child's talents, they often become immersed in the musical experience. They
know the music. They know when their child is off-key, playing a poorly
phrased passage, or forgets a memorized section during a performance. They
weather their child's aspirations and rejections. The power of their child's
passionate performance swells in their hearts.
And like parents of intellectually gifted children, they often hide their
reactions. They don't want to appear to boast or brag...
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December 01, 2020
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