WELCOME+-+ABOUT+THIS+WIKI

== =Welcome to your Wiki - created for parents and caregivers of students at the Tamaki Gifted Kids Unit.=

On this wiki you will find information, copies of notices, updates on what we have been doing in class, articles of interest about gifted kids, and discussion pages for parents to ask questions and share ideas. I hope you find it useful!

//GIfted Kids// Tamaki opens for 2014 on Tuesday, 11 February, 9.00am. Looking forward to meeting children and parents! We are located at Stanhope Road School, 2B Harris Road, Mt Wellington.

Meanwhile, something to ponder:

If gifted children can earn good grades and high praise for years without making much effort, what are all the things they do not learn that most other children will have learned by age 10? They do not learn how to manage their time or materials because they succeed even when they wait until the last minute. They do not develop study skills because they can achieve without review. They do not learn to ask for help, tolerate frustration, or to cope with disappointments or setbacks, because they rarely experience them. They may not develop much empathy for others who struggle to learn either because success always come so easily to them. Worst of all, they may develop the idea that being intelligent means not having to work hard. (Maureen Niehart)

Sue Barriball Associate Principal Lead Teacher Gifted Kids, Tamaki