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Gifted Children

7/30/2017

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by Maria Corse
 
In our culture, we frequently place gifted children on a pedestal and presume that those bright and curious little people will live up to our expectations: high achieving, self-directed, read early, receive good grades, and that school is easy for them, along with many other commonly held myths.
 
Children, who are neurologically designated as gifted, actually, think and process differently than neuro-typical kids.  These children are defined as asynchronous, which essentially means that their brains, bodies, and emotions are all developing at different rates and times.  A child who wows us with their seeming ability to grasp the most abstract concept, at a very young age, is still - for all intents and purposes – a young child. 
 
Gifted children are often perfectionists, highly sensitive, and extremely intense.  They, many-times, have multiple on-going projects which are only occasionally finished.  These kids can fixate on one particular subject to a point that borders on obsession, or, they may have a thousand areas of interests, which they are exploring simultaneously.  They can also be learning disabled - which is defined as twice exceptional.
 
Providing the necessary resources and support is sometimes difficult, because they are different for each gifted child.  Experts do know that structure is important; however, flexibility is essential and one static age/grade based curriculum is not beneficial. Experiential learning is a necessary tool, including hands-on creative outlets related to art, music, and movement. They need to be constantly challenged with new concepts, themes, and games.  While reward and punishment are not great motivators, these children are often able to discuss consequences, because of their clear-cut sense of right and wrong.
 
Although not all children are gifted – I do believe that every child has specific talents and abilities that make them uniquely brilliant individuals. Within that firmly held philosophy, Deep Root Center offers an educational environment that is nimble enough to accommodate every child’s extraordinary aptitude with enough guidance to challenge them to question existing stereotypes. This methodology allows them to seek out divergent facts and opinions, as a means of enhancing personal knowledge, but, more importantly, also allows them to develop a receptive and accommodating world view. 

  • Credit to: https://ihomeschoolnetwork.com/homeschooling-gifted-kids-entails/, a valuable resource that increased my understanding of giftedness exponentially.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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DRC NEWS
 
Summer Programs – Let DRC fill your child's last weeks of summer with fun, engaging activities.
 
DRC Theater Week begins Aug 14th.  If you have a little, or, big drama enthusiast, this is the summer program for them.  Theater educator, Karen Wells, uses a hands-on active approach when teaching theatric skills.  Participants will have the opportunity to choose skits and short plays to develop their own on stage persona. 
 
Music Week is coming up Aug. 21st.  Christopher Raymo, the DRC music director, brings a gentle nurturing approach to music education. Your music enthusiast can jam on our large variety of instruments, learn about various musical styles, as well as the basic notes and chords. They will also have access to recording equipment and may even create an original song or two.
 
Arts and Crafts Week is Aug. 28th – Pure imagination and creativity are the themes this week.  Kids will have access to DRC’s abundance of art, and craft materials to envision and produce fantastical works of art or to develop their very own mini-world from boxes and other recycled materials. 
 
Register on-line or contact Maria for additional info.

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A Custom Made Education

7/19/2017

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Imagine if you had the opportunity to create the perfect, completely personalized, learning and life plan in the ideal environment with, and, for your child.  

Luxury, inaccessible, or extremely expensive are often the first synonyms that come to mind when something is described as one of a kind, built to order, or custom made. Fortunately, that is absolutely not true at Deep Root Center.  Every DRC student member, with their family's input, designs the exact educational blueprint they feel will work best for them, totally based on their interests and passions.

The only question that remains to be answered is: What kind of education would you create, with your child, if you had the resources, support, facilities, and most importantly the opportunity?

Deep Root Center staff is here to assist you and your child in conceptualizing a plan that fully encompasses their dreams and aspirations.

DRC NEWS

We will be back from vacation, Monday, July 24th, rested, rejuvenated, and, ready to jump into the excitement of talking with families about joining DRC, designing our Fall class schedule, collaborating with local community organizations to set up volunteer opportunities for our kids, and fundraising to support all of our programs.  Please get in touch with any questions via email or phone call.  

Summer Programming

Theater Week - Aug 14th  - 18th - with the phenomenal Karen Wells.
Music Week - Aug. 21st - 25th - with DRC's awesomely talented Music Director, Christopher Raymo
Art and Craft Week - Aug 28th - Sept 1st - with yours truly. 
Register online today
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Schooled or Educated

7/2/2017

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By Maria Corse
 
This is a follow up to a Friday morning post on the DRC Facebook page, in which I began to ponder the distinction between educated and schooled.
 

Many, upon reflection, would proclaim that ignorance is the direct opposite of educated; I, however, while cognizant of the overarching reasoning, would rank schooled as the antithesis of educated. 
 
For the sake of argument, let’s unpack these three words.
 
Ignorance is merely the "unknowing" of particular pieces of information.  For example: I am ignorant about the intricacies of the legal and judiciary systems in the United States.  Despite my incomprehension of these particular subjects, I am neither stupid nor uneducated; I, simply, have never been interested nor taken the opportunity to learn how they are structured.
 
Education, in my opinion, is a combination of acute awareness, wit, and intellect.  It requires an active, inquisitive, and wide open mind --- a willingness to question authority and seek out knowledge, as well as guidance. It can be obtained anywhere, anytime, by anyone. Acquisition of knowledge is infinite, as long as you are continually interested and excited to explore new ideas and concepts.  It does, however, demand a dedication to learning from error, as well as success.  Education, quite plainly, opens innumerable doors to a never-ending world of possibilities. It is the greatest of all equalizers and the deadly enemy of apathy.
 
Becoming schooled, on the other hand, happens when people (students) are rewarded or punished for complying and obeying (or not) within a closed, coercive, and compulsory environment filled with set rules, and, finite, static information, which is presented by a teacher, and, then regurgitated on an exam or test.  Yes, I am quite aware that my definition of schooled could be (probably is), more than a little bit, controversial.
 
In our cultural experience, an education is gained by attending school. The end!  Every child is expected – actually mandated to attend that hallowed institution by the age of six, and, for the most part every single one of us has attended school for at least thirteen years of our life. Educated and schooled are interchangeable in our language and in our interpretation of intelligence. In fact, Merriam- Webster uses the words educational institution to describe school.
 
Despite the reams of overwhelmingly contrary definitions of schooled, including the esteemed lexicographers, as well as cultural dictates, I continue to stand by my personal interpretation based on direct and antidotal experience, as well as scientific research.
 
To be clear, I do believe an education can be acquired in our existing structure of school, though, only if the student is self-directed --- dedicated and open to asking questions and seeking out pertinent answers.  A successfully educated person, within this institutionalized system, understands there is usually more than one way to achieve the answer, as there is more than one solution to every problem (with the probable exception of mathematics). 
 
The possession of legions of facts and details from a variety of subjects, alone, does not mean you are educated or smart; understanding how to obtain the knowledge that is important and relevant to you --- does.
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DRC NEWS
 
Vacation!
 
The Center will be closed July 6th – 23rd.  If you need to get in touch, send an email or connect through the DRC Facebook page.  Someone will get back to you within 24 hrs.
 
Summer Programs
 
Aug 14th – 18th – Theater Week with Karen Wells
Aug 21st -25th – Music Week with Christopher Raymo
Aug 28th – Sept 1st – Arts and Crafts Week with Maria
Register on-line.

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