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Educating Your Gifted Child: How One Public School Teacher Embraced Homeschooling Kindle Edition

by Celi Trepanier (Author), Sarah Wilson (Editor) Format: Kindle Edition
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What would make a dedicated public school teacher decide to homeschool her own children? In her book, Educating Your Gifted Child: How One Public School Teacher Embraced Homeschooling, Celi Trépanier shares her journey from recognized top teacher in traditional schools to disillusioned parent struggling to obtain an appropriate and challenging education for her gifted sons.

How is the current educational system failing our gifted and twice-exceptional students? How can parents advocate for the education their children need and deserve? What options do parents and their gifted children have? Celi addresses these concerns and more in Educating Your Gifted Child.
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    February 25, 2015
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About the Author

Celi Trépanier has a vast and varied background in education. She received her B.S. from Loyola University in New Orleans and her M.Ed. from the University of Louisiana, Lafayette, then taught in Louisiana, Ontario. and Alabama, in public schools, private schools, and homeschool co-ops. Celi became a passionate advocate for gifted children after tiring of her family's painful battles with traditional schools and the misunderstanding and neglect of gifted students. Through adversity came her passion, her strength, and her voice. She advocates for the educational, emotional, and social needs of all gifted children, and her dream is for schools and society to one day understand the truths about giftedness in children. Her writing centers on her advocacy for gifted children and her own journey with her three gifted sons. Her emotional and sometimes pointed posts can be found on her website, Crushing Tall Poppies (crushingtallpoppies.com).

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00U1Q0OAE
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ GHF Press (February 25, 2015)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 25, 2015
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 220 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 101 pages
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A former public school teacher, Celi Trépanier turned to writing after battling traditional schools to provide an appropriate education for her children.

In addition to her book, you can find her passionate, pointed writings about education, gifted education and homeschooling at CrushingTallPoppies.com and in many professional educational publications.

Through her writing, Celi is determined to help make our educational system better for all children.

Follow her on Twitter @CeliCeliC and on Facebook at Crushing Tall Poppies.

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Customers find the book provides valuable, well-researched information. They appreciate the advocacy and insights from advocates like Celi. The book is described as a quick but powerful read that helps readers better understand their loved ones.

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Customers find the book provides valuable, well-researched information. They appreciate the author's wisdom and insight, as well as the practical tools it offers to create change. The book helps readers better understand themselves and others involved in children's education.

"...the progress being made by advocates like Celi, who work tirelessly to share their wisdom, insight, and hope into areas that are stigmatized and..." Read more

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Celi Trépanier gently leads parents of gifted children through the landmine of choices, fears, and myths located in the transition zone between traditional education and homeschooling. As a former teacher turned homeschool parent, she has a unique, important perspective to share. The tone is conversational, but Trépanier touches upon some stark realities families of gifted and twice-exceptional children experience as they try to find the right academic "fit." A worthwhile book. Buy two. They are inexpensive and you may want to share.
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  • Chris
    5.0 out of 5 stars An invaluable resource for gifted/2e homeschooling families
    Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2015
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    My interest in Celi’s book is personal and professional. I’m a person with twice-exceptionality (2e), a parent homeschooling a 3rd-grader, and a researcher studying parenting stress in parents of children with 2e. Few books appeal to all three of these interests like this one did, which is why I'm moved to write a review. It’s heartening to witness the progress being made by advocates like Celi, who work tirelessly to share their wisdom, insight, and hope into areas that are stigmatized and misunderstood. With this release, the Gifted Homeschoolers Forum Press continues to provide incredible resources for parents and professionals. Studying parenting stress, I've learned the value of any resource that can help parents feel less alone AND offer practical tools to create change. In "Educating Your Gifted Child: How One Public School Teacher Embraced Homeschooling," Celi uses her experiences as an educator and parent to connect with readers emotionally while sharing well-researched, relevant information. Parents need to know that there are options for children that aren't thriving (or worse, being harmed) in traditional school settings. I wish this book had been available when we first started homeschooling our son, and I look forward to sharing it with parents and professionals involved in the gifted/2e populations. Excellent work!
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  • Giselle B.
    4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
    Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2022
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    Interesting insights and arguments helped me understand better the homeschooling world. However, a few of the links provided at the end of the book do not exist, perhaps they are outdated.
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  • nik
    5.0 out of 5 stars For Anyone Involved in Education
    Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2015
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    Great read with very valuable information. The author does a wonderful job using her personal lessons (mistakes included) to give advice. As a future educator, it gives a wonderful perspective of all parties involved in the education of children and I hope to remember this book when I begin my career. Although I do not have any children of my own, this read has helped me better understand the man that I am currently in a relationship with who is gifted. This is a quick but powerful read.
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  • Jade
    5.0 out of 5 stars I'm so glad she did
    Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2015
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    Some families know they are going to homeschool before they have children. More families begin homeschooling because of a lack of viable alternatives. I can't imagine the mental gymnastics an award winning public school teacher had to do to justify her decision to homeschool her child. I'm so glad she did, and that she's willing to share her story with us. Great book, full of empathy and wisdom.
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  • Kindle Customer
    3.0 out of 5 stars Three Stars
    Reviewed in the United States on May 16, 2017
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    I did not really learn anything from it as I was hoping.
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  • C - Mama Likes To Read Book Blog
    4.0 out of 5 stars But the book does a good job discussing how and why students need homeschool
    Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2015
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    This book was informative, just not what I was looking for. I wanted specific details about homeschooling the gifted. But the book does a good job discussing how and why students need homeschool.
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  • Tea + Tacos
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2015
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    This book was just great. Gave me some realistic ideas about homeschooling a gifted child. Worth the read.
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  • Sun Valley Mama
    1.0 out of 5 stars There are much better resources out there
    Reviewed in the United States on July 13, 2015
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    There is not much information here and I really would expect stronger writing from a teacher. There are much better resources out there.
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  • Anna
    5.0 out of 5 stars I am so grateful I found your book “by chance” on Amazon!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 13, 2018
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    Your book helped me to understand I made some good decisions wth our child that has not been helped with the “standard system” (and almost broken in pieces!) I saw so much about our daily life in your book that at some point i had to close it, have a good cry and keep reading it again. From the botton of my heart, thank you. Thank you and thank you again x
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