tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052350205578257248.post1829410023663781179..comments2024-02-20T07:12:25.118-05:00Comments on Gifted Parenting Support: Is There a Place at the Table for Parents?ljconradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11964363919353821659noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052350205578257248.post-82930904180960264352012-11-03T13:08:30.307-04:002012-11-03T13:08:30.307-04:00I'd like to reframe the question. Whose table...I'd like to reframe the question. Whose table is it? Giftedness is not a phenomenon that happens only at school or concerns only teachers, administrators, designers of curriculum, vendors of tests, etc. Yet when we ask if parents should have a seat at the table, we buy into the old, inaccurate paradigm. Let's remember that giftedness is 24/7. Again, I ask: Whose table is it? I suggest that at the very least we need an entirely new table and it should most definitely be round. Muriel Knopenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052350205578257248.post-65651130244938115062012-10-31T22:43:01.424-04:002012-10-31T22:43:01.424-04:00Without a doubt it takes the right triangle . . . ...Without a doubt it takes the right triangle . . . students, parents and educators . . . to assure that the needs of gifted students are addressed. And we must speak out together. A lone voice sounds like whining; many voices sound like a cause.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15125911547759846540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052350205578257248.post-75719674595794416772012-10-23T16:37:23.413-04:002012-10-23T16:37:23.413-04:00Thank you for sharing this perspective, Lisa. We c...Thank you for sharing this perspective, Lisa. We completely agree that parents do not get enough respect in most organizations. It made us reflect on and evaluate how we at IEA involve parents, which we wrote about here: http://educationaladvancement.wordpress.com/2012/10/23/parents-please-take-a-seat-at-our-table/. We involve parents quite a bit, but probably not as much as we could. We will definitely be keeping this in mind as we plan the next year. Thank you! Institute for Educational Advancementhttp://educationaladvancement.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052350205578257248.post-83094943143218365362012-10-22T15:33:33.965-04:002012-10-22T15:33:33.965-04:00I have one child who is gifted and another who is ...I have one child who is gifted and another who is special ed and the advocacy requirements are unbelievably similar for each. Labels are really not material. That said I would encourage parents of gifted kids to familiarize themselves thoroughly with special education law, because those laws protect our GT kids too. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052350205578257248.post-68152604583059531452012-10-22T12:31:49.490-04:002012-10-22T12:31:49.490-04:00Parents (as well as grandparents and other family ...Parents (as well as grandparents and other family members) not only are motivated for their sake of their children but are also networkers, voters, learners in their own right, and have expertise in their own fields that could be of value if they were more welcomed. Further, how do we expect children to grow into their own positive advocates if the involvement of their parents in the GT learning community is not one of partnership.kathee joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16977930866859000543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052350205578257248.post-31136442153884052142012-10-18T22:00:24.643-04:002012-10-18T22:00:24.643-04:00Lisa, I enjoyed your post, and understand about or...Lisa, I enjoyed your post, and understand about organizations focusing on the kids, while sidelining the parents. But, I would like to promote one organization that does focus on and support the parents of gifted children: Gifted Homeschoolers Forum (www.giftedhomeschoolers.org). GHF understands that giftedness and 2e issues are not children issues, but family issues. This is why I volunteer so much of my time for GHF. (Disclosure: I am the Editor in Chief for GHF, but I started just asking how I could help.) I encourage families with gifted children to check out GHF, whether those families are homeschooling, in traditional school, or pursuing alternative education.Sarah J. Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00180336956504658938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052350205578257248.post-40498601785802103542012-10-18T17:00:30.987-04:002012-10-18T17:00:30.987-04:00Thank you Lisa for an excellent post on such an im...Thank you Lisa for an excellent post on such an important issue!<br />The goal should be to give the best possible support to gifted students and that goal is so much easier to attain if all parties are understanding each other and working together. Parents must be treated with respect for the valuable insight and contributions they bring and given a fine seat at the table! Jo Freitaghttp://www.giftedresources.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052350205578257248.post-42456316137628228662012-10-18T13:07:48.638-04:002012-10-18T13:07:48.638-04:00Lisa, did you include Gifted Homeschoolers Forum h...Lisa, did you include Gifted Homeschoolers Forum http://giftedhomeschoolers.org in this? We're all about parents, whatever their educational choice. Our all-volunteer organization spends long hours being available to provide community, information and support to this population. If we're not communicating that well, that's something we'll need to work on and we welcome suggestions. Corin Goodwinhttp://giftedhomeschoolers.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052350205578257248.post-16892124811453585732012-10-18T12:34:44.297-04:002012-10-18T12:34:44.297-04:00Yes. I have been going to gifted conferences for a...Yes. I have been going to gifted conferences for a couple of years now as both a parent and as a journalist. The parent-focused sessions don't usually seem to have much substance. There's always the "intro to giftedness for parents" session, which of course they must have, but they don't seem to go much past that. Of course, as a homeschooler I'm about as involved as a parent can get, so perhaps I'm asking a lot. But parents are so important in gifted education in schools, too, because they are the on-the-ground advocates. If parents of gifted kids were more invested in the process they would be better advocates for gifted ed in school as well as learning how to be advocates for their individual kids.Suki Wesslinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10665824678457218073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052350205578257248.post-25745624125106313372012-10-18T10:00:53.062-04:002012-10-18T10:00:53.062-04:00And the parents cried out, "AMEN!"And the parents cried out, "AMEN!"Jenhttp://www.laughingatchaos.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052350205578257248.post-60371808590487050492012-10-18T00:41:53.546-04:002012-10-18T00:41:53.546-04:00Excellent! Very well written. Thank you!Excellent! Very well written. Thank you!Stacia Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156318574405786601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052350205578257248.post-60805542147478693992012-10-17T23:26:40.755-04:002012-10-17T23:26:40.755-04:00Excellent! This post will provide support to new ...Excellent! This post will provide support to new initiatives that I hope to champion at the national level. It brings to mind the need for our groups to more specifically target Parent Engagement in Gifted Education as an area of concern. My work has shed light on the advocacy needs of parents and families, however, parents also need to know that their voices will be heard at all levels. Yes, there's a Place at the Table for parents. Be prepared to engage with a range of advocates. That should be okay, though, because for all of us, the main concern is ensuring that our Gifted children and youth have the funding, services, and futures they deserve!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05849864176753056363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052350205578257248.post-28405024385370939412012-10-17T19:55:04.141-04:002012-10-17T19:55:04.141-04:00Thank you, thank you, thank you. From this parent ...Thank you, thank you, thank you. From this parent who does feel left out of the conversation, thank you for your courage to speak out. We know our children best - yeah, the researchers and academics might have loads of data, but my child resists being placed in a box of ANY size or shape. <br /><br />I've given up supporting organizations who are more concerned with their funding sources than with the population they exist to aid. I'm taking my (non) performing monkey elsewhere. Monahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13613870063006240104noreply@blogger.com