Exceptionality Education Canada
2006 Exceptional Book of the Year
A book for parents, and for educators interested in understanding and supporting high-level development in children.
“If you want to know the reason why I am standing here, it's because of education," First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama told 100 teenage girls at a school in London, England, on April 2, 2009. "I never cut class. I loved getting A's, I liked being smart. ... I thought being smart is cooler than anything in the world."
We agree, Mrs. Obama! This is the message we’ve been sharing with people for several years, and we are delighted to see it reaching people in such an enthusiastic way. Being smart is, indeed, both cool and attainable - and there are many things that parents and educators can do to support and encourage high-level development. Based on current research, and grounded in
our own personal and professional experiences, in Being Smart about Gifted Education we make the case that giftedness
develops and can be nurtured. We consider
various voices and viewpoints, and we look at different ways of supporting
optimal development in those who have been labeled "gifted," and
those who have not.
Many colleagues have told us that Being Smart About Gifted Children is useful in their graduate courses in gifted education, in their teacher
development work, and in their teaching. Parents, too, have told us that
this is a book they’ve been wanting to read. For example, Carolyn K. ("Mrs. Hoagie" of Hoagies Gifted Education page) describes Being Smart as "the new classic must-read book for parents and teachers!" We hope that you will agree with these assessments of the book.
AWARD WINNING FINALIST, NATIONAL BEST BOOKS 2009
Education/Academic category; awards sponsored by USA Book News
EXCEPTIONAL BOOK OF THE YEAR, 2006
from Exceptionality Education Canada, a leading journal in Special Education
"Exceptionality Education Canada is intended to provide a forum for scholarly exchange among Canadian professionals in education and related disciplines who are involved with students across the spectrum of exceptionality. Our purpose is to present current research and theory and to identify emerging trends and visions for the education of students with exceptionalities."
BEST BOOK IN EDUCATION, 2005
Glyph Award, Arizona Book Publishers' Association
BEST PARENTING BOOKS OF 2005
Saratoga Springs Library
"If you can purchase only one book about gifted students, this is the one to buy. It covers the entire gamut-from testing, schooling & enrichment decisions, advocacy and behavioral concerns."(Laura Clark, Saratoga Springs Library)
SELECTED FOR THE CHAPTERS/INDIGO TRUSTED ADVISOR PROGRAM
RECOMMENDED BY PARENTBOOKS
*To see how the second edition -- Being Smart about Gifted Education-- is different than the first edition (Being Smart about Gifted Children), go to the next webpage, "The Book"