.Parents--Don't freak out! Starting the "college talk" may send some of you into a state of heart-wrenching despair while others may be overwhelmed with giddiness at the thought of being closer to the "empty nesting" phase. Where ever you may fall on the "Parent of a High School Senior" spectrum, the news I am about to share with you will (hopefully) make your day! Raise your hand if you want to pay full-tuition and book costs for the next four years. No one? Have no fear because there are many scholarship opportunities for your child to take advantage of! I have compiled a list of various scholarship opportunities for our gifted students to look into. Click on the link below to start exploring.
LINK TO SCHOLARSHIPS If you have any questions, or need further assistance, please feel free to contact me at [email protected].
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I love watching students file into school at the beginning of every year. Beyond the glazed over looks and tired eyes sits a student excited for a new experience, a new opportunity, a new beginning. Quickly, the excitement of the first weeks begins to fade. The energy I once saw begins to die, much like the leaves on the trees, The fire begins to dim, no longer ignited by passion and promise. I begin to see students crumble under the weight of overwhelming loads of homework caused by frequent procrastination and teenage angst. This scenario is dangerous for any student, but especially so for gifted students. Often, gifted students have an intellectual ability that could outmatch many adults we know, but their executive functioning skills are not completely developed yet. It's easy to let work students deem "unimportant" sit in a folder past due dates. Soon that work turns into an overwhelming burden students don't know how to tackle. Our brains tell us it's impossible- they are wired for negative thinking. It's hard to get out of that cycle, so you continue to spiral into a dark abyss. How many of us can relate to feeling like we don't know how to address a difficult problem or situation? Perhaps we need to really look at everyday as a blank slate. Every day is the first day of school-- a new opportunity for us to reinvent who we are by making ourselves more like who we want to become. This Mel Robbins video really spoke to me. I hope it will speak to you! |
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