#865: The challenges of parenting gifted children, with Gail Post

<p>On this week’s Education Gadfly Show podcast, <a href='https://www.gailpost.com/'>Gail Post</a> joins Mike Petrilli and David Griffith to discuss how parents can support their gifted children and advocate for their educational needs. Then, on the Research Minute, Amber looks at a Dallas program that used salary bonuses to attract and retain highly effective teachers at hard-to-staff schools.</p><p><b>Recommended content:</b></p><ul><li>Gail’s new book: <a href='https://www.gailpost.com/new-book/'><em>The Gifted Parenting Journey: A Guide to Self-discovery and Support for Families of Gifted Children</em></a></li><li><a href='https://edadvance.substack.com/'>Fordham’s Substack newsletter on gifted education: <em>Advance</em></a></li><li>“The wonderful but weighty challenges of parenting a gifted child” —<a href='https://fordhaminstitute.org/national/commentary/wonderful-weighty-challenges-parenting-gifted-child'>Victoria McDougald</a></li><li>“A formula for creating more equitable gifted and talented programs” —<a href='https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-unclear-future-for-gifted-and-talented-education-11660144014'>Wall Street Journal</a></li><li>The study that Amber reviewed on the Research Minute: Andrew Morgan et al., “<a href='https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w31051/w31051.pdf'>Attracting and retaining highly effective educators in hard-to-staff schools</a>,” NBER Working Paper (March 2023)</li></ul><p><br/></p><p><b>Feedback Welcome:</b></p><p>Have ideas for improving our podcast? Send them to our producer Nathaniel Grossman at <a href='mailto:ngrossman@fordhaminstitute.org'>ngrossman@fordhaminstitute.org</a>.</p>