I'm Not Just Gifted: Social-Emotional Curriculum for Guiding Gifted Children (Grades 4-7)

Great book. Good reference book for gifted students!

Those new to gifted education or the counseling of gifted students may find Christine Fonseca’s I’m Not Just Gifted useful. However, as an experienced gifted educator looking for creative new ways to support the social and emotional needs of gifted students, I was disappointed with the book. Fonseca’s literature reviews prior to each section are well researched and informative to a novice. Additionally, I agree whole heartedly with her views regarding the necessity of a proactive affective curriculum for gifted students, and if you are lacking such a curriculum, this book is at least somewhere to start.In general, the lessons are broad and not specific to the needs of gifted learners. They are very similar to resources I have found in many other books. I also would not classify the lessons as “teacher friendly.” Fonseca repeatedly mentions supporting her lessons with additional readings and the use of bibliotherapy but offers no suggested resources. The book also lacks a glossary, an index, and adequate examples. Using the lessons effectively would require quite a bit of additional work on the teacher’s part. Most lessons end with this Assessment statement: “Evaluate the students’ responses based on appropriate standards.” Determining those standards and developing a rubric is again left to the teacher.My Final Assessment: I’ll keep looking for the perfect all-in-one affective curriculum for gifted students. In the meantime, I’ll continue to piecemeal mine together one quality lesson at a time.

This is a must have if you are going to teach social and emotional skills. It is the best

Great ideas for my G/T students.

I just got the book, but have not used any of the lessons yet because we are out for summer. Each of the lessons address an issue many gifted adolescents face. I wish it had more of the science or psychology, so that gifted children can learn more about why they feel or act different than their peers. I can easily add it though. Great book!

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