by Julie F. Skolnick M.A., J.D. | Jan 26, 2020 | 2e, education, gifted education, neurodiversity, School, Twice Exceptional
A recent article I read, “How ‘Slow Looking’ Can Help Students Develop Skills Across Disciplines,’ talks about how slowing down and pulling apart the whole to analyze its parts, helps develop critical thinking in learners. Gifted and twice... by Julie F. Skolnick M.A., J.D. | Jan 6, 2020 | 2e, 2e families, educators, emotion regulation, gifted, gifted education, gifted families, Parenting, Parents, Strategies, teachers, Twice Exceptional
Making New Year’s Resolutions for some, is a yearly tradition. The new year presents a precipice of dual directional perspective; looking back and finding things to change while looking forward at a life we want to live. In essence we seek to reboot the system,... 
by Julie F. Skolnick M.A., J.D. | Nov 5, 2019 | 2e, 2e Adults, 2e families, emotion regulation, gifted, Gifted Adults, gifted education, neurodiversity, Parenting, School, Strategies, teachers, Twice Exceptional, Uncategorized
As I scanned the landscape of sessions at the recent 2 Days of 2e Virtual Conference, I noted that each presentation – different as they were – had as part of their foundation, an understanding that the 2e or twice exceptional (gifted with a learning difference)... by Julie F. Skolnick M.A., J.D. | May 1, 2018 | 2e, 2e families, gifted, gifted families, Parents, Strategies, Twice Exceptional
Beginning with one topic and gravitating toward a constellation of other somewhat-related subjects or focusing on several things at the same time is described as hurricane thinking. In a nutshell, the thought process of this brain moves in a circular, non-linear, way.... by Julie F. Skolnick M.A., J.D. | Oct 31, 2017 | 2e, 2e families, Advocacy, educators, gifted, gifted families, Parents, School, Strategies, teachers, Twice Exceptional
I’ve been thinking a lot about “letting go” lately. Many people are recalibrating expectations and adjusting to ‘new norms’ globally – in the face of natural and man-made disasters, and nationally with powerful and painful government and social politics. ...
