http://giftedkids.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hh http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2013-05-15T16:40:04Z Wed, 15 May 2013 16:40:04 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://giftedkids.about.com/b/2013/05/16/biographers-day.htm <p>May 16th is Biographers Day.&#160; May 16th is the anniversary of the meeting of James Boswell and Samuel Johnson in London in 1763. If you don't know, Boswell wrote a biography of Johnson (<em>Life of Samuel Johnson</em>) that is considered the model for biographies.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://giftedkids.about.com/b/2013/05/16/biographers-day.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://giftedkids.about.com/b/2013/05/16/biographers-day.htm Thu, 16 May 2013 08:00:00 +0000 2013-05-16T08:00:00Z http://giftedkids.about.com/b/2013/05/15/thanking-teachers-3.htm Did your child have a great teacher this year?&#160; If so, you definitely want to show your thanks. You can buy a gift - although you should avoid getting one ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://giftedkids.about.com/b/2013/05/15/thanking-teachers-3.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://giftedkids.about.com/b/2013/05/15/thanking-teachers-3.htm Wed, 15 May 2013 16:40:04 +0000 2013-05-15T16:40:04Z http://giftedkids.about.com/b/2013/05/09/books-and-gifts-for-mothers-day.htm Mother's Day is almost here. Are you ready? Are your kids ready?&#160; I've said before that what made the day special to me was not that my son bought me ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://giftedkids.about.com/b/2013/05/09/books-and-gifts-for-mothers-day.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://giftedkids.about.com/b/2013/05/09/books-and-gifts-for-mothers-day.htm Thu, 09 May 2013 01:00:23 +0000 2013-05-09T01:00:23Z http://giftedkids.about.com/b/2013/05/04/may-the-fourth-be-with-you.htm May 4th is Star Wars Day.&#160; What better day to say "May the fourth be with you."&#160; Get it? 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When my son was a preschooler, he absolutely loved the sky.&#160; More specifically, he loved the universe. He read all he ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://giftedkids.about.com/b/2013/04/14/looking-at-the-sky.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://giftedkids.about.com/b/2013/04/14/looking-at-the-sky.htm Sun, 14 Apr 2013 00:52:35 +0000 2013-04-14T00:52:35Z http://giftedkids.about.com/b/2013/04/06/uncollege.htm Have you heard of <a target="_blank" href="http://www.naturalchild.org/guest/earl_stevens.html">unschooling </a>before? Many people have.&#160; But what about "uncollege"?&#160; No?&#160; That one was new to me, too. The idea came from Dale J. Stephens, who now ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://giftedkids.about.com/b/2013/04/06/uncollege.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://giftedkids.about.com/b/2013/04/06/uncollege.htm Sat, 06 Apr 2013 23:04:48 +0000 2013-04-06T23:04:48Z http://giftedkids.about.com/b/2013/04/02/international-childrens-book-day.htm Today, April 2nd, is International Children's Book Day. Why today? Because it is <a target="_blank" href="http://childrensbooks.about.com/cs/authorsillustrato/a/hcandersen.htm">Hans Christian Andersen</a>'s birthday. You are no doubt familiar with many of his fairy tales like "The ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://giftedkids.about.com/b/2013/04/02/international-childrens-book-day.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://giftedkids.about.com/b/2013/04/02/international-childrens-book-day.htm Tue, 02 Apr 2013 13:29:04 +0000 2013-04-02T13:29:04Z