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Category Archives: The Life of the Mind
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Meeting the Gifted Child’s Chronically Unmet Needs: The BRIGHTLinks Story
Their kids found school intellectually lacking and socially fraught. Now these parents are working together to build a social and academic space that meets their profoundly gifted children’s uncommon needs.
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School Reimagined: Introducing Buckminster College
Alumni of the postgraduate School of Thinking wondered why they didn’t learn this stuff earlier. A new school for the gifted is launching to save the next generation some time and trouble.
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Why Debate? The Personal Benefits of Intellectual Engagement
In this age of social media, “debate” too often brings to mind trolls on Twitter. But just because it can be hard to find, we shouldn’t forget that there’s a higher form of debate, and that engaging in it can help us harness and channel our intensities.
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Abstract Intensity in the Ideological Classroom
Marie loved helping her abstract intense students hone their ability to question and reason in pursuit of a better world. Then a new political trend hit, making school less friendly to questioners than she’s ever seen it.
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Dear Autism: When a Label Is Wrong
Margo Margan was diagnosed with autism when she was seven years old, in an effort to make her eligible for some extra services.
But, as it took her years of struggle to realize, she never needed those services in the first place.
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Through Chaos, Toward Community
When there are rules and taboos that prevent true fellowship, is there a path out of this stifling pseudo-community? Ralph Rickenbach blends the insights of M. Scott Peck and Kazimierz Dabrowski to navigate through the chaos.
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Are You Abstract Intense?
To reach those who need it, it would be useful to have a neutral, descriptive synonym for the word “gifted.” Here’s my suggestion.
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The Path of the Agreeable Questioner: An Interview with Andrea Lynn Lewis
Do you want to ask probing intellectual questions while also getting along with those who disagree with you?
Andrea Lynn Lewis has a lot of practice with this balancing act. She shares her thoughts on echo chambers, brittle relationships, and striving to live up to her ideal.
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