Highly Gifted Students in Their School Years — Part 3 of 5

Level Two Longitudinal Study Results for two more Highly Gifted Youngsters

At this point readers should begin to see that the tier level of the post-secondary matriculation choice is “all over the place.” This group of 12 subjects are essentially at the same Level of Giftedness, Highly Gifted, Level Two. In some cases it is because of lack of access to the higher tiered institutions; this can be due to lack of money, a background that doesn’t know how to guide the gifted youngster to the right fit where true peers are, or a person who has already been so psychologically hurt or damaged they don’t have the resilience or wherewithal to chart their own course anyway. Many people think an expert should be tell them what the right path is. It is almost always more complicated than that.

Background about my connection to the subjects and their families

I worked directly with most of the families and individuals in this study. I administered and interpreted intelligence and achievement tests to most of the subjects in this study. Sometimes someone else had already done the testing and the families came to me for further recommendations and support. My first book, 5 Levels of Gifted: School Issues and…