Chris Anderson, editor-in-chief of Wired Magazine, and author of The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business Is Selling Less of More, was born in England in 1961, and “went to high school in the suburbs of Washington, D.C., where he was, in his own words, ‘a complete f**k-up’ who graduated late due to missing [...]

Ivanka Trump says of her childhood, “Beyond my education and being able to travel, it was never about possessions. “My brothers and I always felt uncomfortable asking for things we didn’t work for. My grandfather used to work on his construction site and he’d have these dollar coins and he’d ask if we wanted them. [...]

Katelyne Frink (L) and Kayle Light (R), an incoming Cazenovia High School junior, are making a video about underage drinking in their community through Bridges Madison County Council on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse. Katelyne Frink: You don’t need to drink to have fun, all you have to do is hang out with people with whom [...]

“What if part of being very bright, extremely bright, has a dark side that eats away at youth? What if part of the burden of brilliance is the roller coaster of knowing too much, seeing too much, feeling too much?” From article: Adolescence and gifted: Addressing existential dread, by J’Anne Ellsworth, PhD photo from book: [...]

“Unfortunately, not all gifted students are getting the support they need to reach their potential. At present, nearly half of all gifted students are underachieving and, alarmingly, up to 20 percent of high school dropouts test in the gifted range.” > From article: Prodigiously Gifted Students Honored as Forerunners for U.S. Competitiveness and Innovation > [...]