Warning: This episode invokes “the G-word,” and by that we mean gifted. It’s the term used by educators, psychologists, and parents, despite the fact that everyone knows it evokes a whiff of elitism and implies that others have no gifts. In reality, nothing could be further from the truth. In this episode, host Suki Wessling explores the real lives of gifted girls and women with seven gifted women who have devoted their lives to raising, educating and supporting gifted girls and women.
“We all have differences, and we all have gifts, but that’s different from saying everybody’s exactly the same in what they have to work with,” says educator Deborah Ruf. “[Being gifted is] not about being better and it’s not about not living up to your potential because you’re lazy or anything like that. It’s about finding what your strengths are so… you can make a difference in the world.”
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