In his new book, I USED TO BE GIFTED, long time educator, Mark Hess, helps teachers and parents understand and nurture gifted learners and even-perhaps, in the process-themselves- by offering anecdotes, research from experts in the field, practical guides, lesson plans and units, and observations from 34 years in K-12 education.The opening chapters will help the reader understand gifted children with stories that are sometimes light-hearted, sometimes tugging on heartstrings, but always relatable and true. Through stories, readers are invited inside the experiences of giftedness-organically and congenially as if they were visiting on the author''s back porch. Sit down, chat about these kids we love. Have a cookie? A glass of wine? But this book is so much more than a series of stories and an amused chuckle here and there. The stories are tied to research and observations from experts in gifted education and through a lifetime of the author''s own readings in the field. In understanding
