Harrison School District Two Parents of Gifted and Talented Blog: Harrison School District Two Gifted and Talented S...

Harrison School District Two Parents of Gifted and Talented Blog: Harrison School District Two Gifted and Talented S...: Hello parents of gifted students in Harrison I am Erika Tunson and I am the new Elementary Gifted and Talented Coordinator.  I am going to be updating the blog monthly.  I have already updated the student blog and I accidentally published it to the parent blog as well.  Oh well, now you know what your students are doing on the blog this month! This month I will provide a topic, but I would like you to post some topics you may want to explore.  This month the topic;  If money were no object(but it is the largest object in education), what would you like to see added to your gifted child's classroom, school or educational experience? 

Harrison School District Two Gifted and Talented Student Blog: October Blog Topic

Hello gifted students!  I am Erika Tunson and I am the new Elementary Gifted and Talented Coordinator.  I am going to be updating the blog monthly and I am anxious to get your posts!  This month I will post the topic but I would ask that you write some topics you would be interested in blogging about at the end of your post this month.  Next month I hope to use a student generated topic! 
 Let's get figurative!  I mean let's play with figurative language this month. When I was in 5th grade I was identified as a gifted student so I understand what it is like to be gifted in a classroom where most students are not.  Create a metaphor a simile for the following statement:  Being a gifted student is... 
My example:  Being a gifted student is like being a sunny, warm day in the late fall.  It is unexpected, even unusual and everyone loves it.  They even comment on how lovely the day is.  The problem is it is uncommon and it could change and be cold and gray the next day.  Then, people are disappointed.