21 10, 2013

The Real Genius of Genius isn’t the Genius

By | October 21st, 2013|Categories: Psychology|Tags: , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

Genius doesn’t usually interest or impress me. My work in performance psychology has frequently exposed me to child prodigies and assorted other geniuses in academia, sports, and the performing arts, so perhaps I have become inured to the experience of people born with special talents. Also, I think genius is often overrated. I have known [...]

14 11, 2012

Parenting: Interesting Article about Raising Prodigies

By | November 14th, 2012|Categories: Parenting|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

I found this recent NY Times article,Would You Wish This on Your Child? (interesting title!), about the challenging of raising gifted children, interesting and relevant for raising "normal" children as well. It seems like every parent wants a gifted child (just so they can find a job these days!), but there is often a price [...]