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Discover This Teaching Tips 

Discover This: Maya Empire

February 4, 2018 alessa ancient history, lidar, Mayan

A few days ago, the world learned about the discovery of 60,000 previously unknown ancient Mayan archaeological structures. My first

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Starting homeschooling midyear
Homeschool 

Beginning to Homeschool Mid-Year

December 5, 2017December 4, 2017 alessa

Tis the season when some families are ready to throw up their hands with public school and start homeschooling. Even

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Gifted Personal Musings Social Emotional 

Labels and the Gifted Diagnosis

December 1, 2017December 1, 2017 alessa Davidson, diagnosis, misdiagnosis

Labels. We crave them because they affirm our identity and help us find peer groups where we can relate to

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processing speed
Gifted Learning Disabilities 

Slow Processing Speed: When Is It a Problem

November 19, 2017April 9, 2020 alessa misdiagnosis, processing speed

It happened again last week. A mom called with a freshly printed test report that showed a 26-point discrepancy between

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College Gifted 

Those Crazy College Years

November 13, 2017November 13, 2017 alessa bipolar, depression, early college, misdiagnosis

With the overall national push for College and Career Readiness, more and more kids are starting college under the age

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Free Developmental Milestone Tracker
Homeschool Learning Disabilities 

CDC Milestone Tracker

October 30, 2017October 31, 2017 alessa CDC, child development, milestones

When you homeschool your preschooler or kindergartner, it’s easy to second-guess yourself. All it takes is a well-meaning mother-in-law to

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Social Emotional 

Sorry, Lisa, Kids Don’t Become Trans* By Surfing the Internet

October 16, 2017December 9, 2017 alessa lgbtq, rapid onset gender dysphoria, transgender

This weekend, I spent a fabulous time with a group of queer folks celebrating 15 years of hosting safe spaces

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Discover This Teaching Tips 

Is Your News CRAAP?

February 3, 2017 alessa CRAAP test

Regardless of which side of the political spectrum you fall on, it’s safe to say that we are living in

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Free Time Gifted Homeschool 

11 Favorite Books of Barack Obama to Share With Your Child

December 21, 2016December 20, 2018 alessa books, Obama, reading

  Love or hate his politics, you can’t deny that President Barack Obama adores children – almost as much as

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Everyday Learning Blog
College Gifted Personal Musings 

He, Who Wishes He Could Name Himself

October 6, 2016October 6, 2016 alessa early college, identity formation, radical acceleration

I readily admit that I read paparazzi-style news about the child stars from the Harry Potter franchise. My kids pretty

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Life Happens

Sometimes life comes along and hijacks your best laid curricular plans. That can be a good thing.

Everyday learning happens - sometimes beginning with the most innocent question.

Follow your child's whimsy.
Ask good questions.
Go for a walk.
Listen.
Get Messy.
Laugh.
Explore.
Debate.

Above all else, have fun.

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