All this week, I'm attending a workshop that will satisfy some of the requirements for the Gifted and Talented endorsement on my teaching certification. Today, we read an article entitled "Under Her Spell: An Analysis of the Creativity of J.K. Rowling". The article describes many of the characteristics Rowling displayed in childhood and adolescence that we would define as "giftedness." The article also shows how those early gifts/talents became realized in adulthood and shine through her work--gifts such as motivation, interest/passion, adept communication, problem-solving, memory, inquiry, insight, reasoning, imagination, and humor. The resulting discussion of the article piqued my interest enough that I'm planning to start the first book during Thanksgiving break.
Besides, any author that can inspire millions of kids to read that voraciously has my deepest respect.
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The ability to qualify for, receive, and act on personal revelation is the single most important skill that can be acquired in this life. - Julie Beck
I am a little worried about Harry Potter though. My Five Year Old came up to me yesterday after the girls started playing a Harry Potter Videogame for the first time, and she said, "I know that it's weird but I love Ron! He's cute to me! Oh! I love him!!!"
Girls... sheesh...
--Ray
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I'm not slow; I'm special. (Don't take it personally, everyone finds me offensive. Yet somehow I manage to live with myself.)
Not that he will care of course.
