"Natural acceleration" happens through an internal fire that burns to learn and may transcend school boundaries. Based on their passionate interests and connections with a domain, children who hunger for domain understandings outside school curricula require different types of acceleration, motivated by these interests. The lifeworks,…

The author looks at the influence F. Froebel's building block curriculum on the creative and mental development of architect Frank Lloyd Wright. (SB)

This article explores the life and character of electric guitarist Jimi Hendrix based on a review of the literature on gifted achievers and theories of Dabrowski and Vygotsky. Issues raised include the value of different musical education forms and the usefulness of motivational and creative attributes as indicators of gifted potential. (Contains…

This digest paper presents strategies and activities that can be used to encourage gifted students to develop their individual talents in the language arts. Suggestions for exploring poetic language especially free verse, include ideas for creating group poems and catalysts for creating individual poems. Suggestions for exploring the elements of…

Combining a scientific and a humanistic approach in a series of essays that draw on both clinical and literary data, this book examines how imaginative play begins and how it develops. From the infant's first smiles and peekaboo games to the toddler's exploration of objects and participation in symbolic and social pretend play, the book traces the…