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McGreevy, Ann – Gifted Education International, 1987
Principles of the book, "The Hurried Child" by David Elkind, are applied to gifted children. The areas of school, media, parents, and peers are examined in the context of their "hurried effects" on gifted children. (DB)
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Educational Theories, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted
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Mueller-Vollmer, Patricia – Perspectives in Education and Deafness, 1990
The article considers whether young deaf children of hearing parents should learn American Sign Language (ASL) as their first language and whether teachers in day high school programs should use manual communication. It concludes that, because ASL is the key to deaf culture, it should be used by parents and teachers. (DB)
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Classroom Communication, Cultural Influences, Deafness
Cheung, Wai Ming; Tsang, Hector W. H. – Gifted Education International, 2001
This article offers parents or teachers guiding gifted and talented students with a counseling model which uses the acronym of MOTHER to suggest intervention strategies including: Mentorship, Opportunities, inTegrity, High state of moral development, Emotional intelligence development, and Responsibility. Concepts of Chinese philosophy are also…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Rearing, Children, Counseling Theories