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  • Vanderbilt University

    Gifted kids turn 50: Most successful followed heart, not just head

    New findings from an ongoing 45-year Vanderbilt study reveal that patterns found in test scores and a psychological assessment measuring the personal values of nearly 700 intellectually gifted adolescents were highly predictive of the distinct fields of eminence they would occupy by age 50. Read More

    Apr 23, 2019

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    Most math being taught in kindergarten is old news to students

    Kindergarten teachers report spending much of their math instructional time teaching students basic counting skills and how to recognize geometric shapes—skills the students have already mastered before ever setting foot in the kindergarten classroom, new research finds. Read More

    May 16, 2013