Always searching for the perfect books for my gifted education classes, I have come upon a new book I will certainly require for my fall course, Social and Psychological Foundations of Gifted Education. That book, Living with Intensity, is edited by by Susan Daniels and Michael Piechowski and includes chapters from experts in the field of gifted education.
The authors have divided Living with Intensity into the following sections:
Part One: Kazimierz Dabrowski, Overexcitability, Giftedness, and Developmental Potential
Part Two: Understanding Intensity: Practical Applications for Parents, Teachers, and Counselors
Part Three: Still Gifted After All These Years — Lifespan Intensity and Gifted Adults
Part Four: Current Research and Future Directions
My first posting was June 1, 2008, and the topic was “Bright, Sensitive, Intense“. I have been interested in the “amplified ways of being” of gifted children, and Living with Intensity goes a long way to explain these amplified ways. If you are a gifted adult, or a parent or teacher of a gifted child, this book is a must read!
That sounds like a valuable book. An aspect of sensitivity that intrigues me is the physiology, as I wrote, “One aspect of high sensitivity is increased sensory input. There are some intriguing research studies on how this works at the level of the brain and nervous system, and how it affects creative ability.” From my post Highly sensitive people: latent inhibition and creativity
http://highlysensitive.org/highly-sensitive-people-latent-inhibition-and-creativity/
Comment by Douglas Eby — April 6, 2009 @ 2:09 am |
I enjoyed looking through your website, and I hope others who come to my blog will follow the trail to yours. Our interests are quite similar. As you may see from my previous blogs, I have also written about Jenna Forrest. My students and I had the pleasure of Skyping with Jenna last term after we read her book “Help is on its Way.” I am someone who has just begun to learn to modulate my sensitivity and intensity so that my nervous system doesn’t have to be on high alert.
Comment by paulawilkes — April 6, 2009 @ 2:21 am |
Paula, I believe this is one of the most important issues facing people today. Larry and I have long believed that choosing to be happy can make a huge difference in your life and the lives of people who surround you. Have you read Dennis Prager’s book Happiness is a Serious Problem? He too delves into happiness and its affect on people. I will certainly obtain this book as it sounds like it has a lot of tools for maintaining happiness.
Comment by Vivian Schwartz — April 21, 2009 @ 11:42 pm |