Virtual Schooling is Great for Gifted Children

Gifted children are difficult to educate. Yes, gifted children are curious, intent, and focused, but that’s the whole problem. It is often difficult to keep up with them. And as parents, one can try to catch up, but in a classroom with a bunch of kids, it is near impossible for a teacher to meet the needs of a gifted child.

Gifted kids have special needs, and their curriculum often needs to be changed according to their growing learning capacities. But thankfully, educationists have developed online schools such as International Schooling to help gifted children reach their full potential.

Read on to find about a few characteristics of gifted children and how homeschooling and virtual schooling is adept at tackling the same…

• Learn extremely fast

If you are a parent of a gifted child, you’d notice that you are skipping entire chapters of mathematics or science because your kid has already understood the concept.
Doing this in a brick-and-mortar school is not just difficult but impossible. But with a virtual homeschooling platform, you can encourage your child to move at his/her own pace.

• Need in-depth details
  

Gifted children aren’t often happy with the limited information given about a topic in brick-and-mortar schools. They need new information and in-depth information about topics. Being in a normal school often occupies their time in ways that are not fruitful. In a homeschooling environment, parents can take their kids to museums, art galleries and all those places that enables their child to learn more.

• Have boundless energy
  

Gifted children often have boundless energy which is often misdiagnosed as ADHD. This isn’t only harmful to their growth but it also doesn’t let them spread their wings of knowledge.
If homeschooled, these children can be encouraged to spend their energy in innovating things, playing sports or visiting libraries etc. Their energy can often be directed towards better learning.

• Are single-minded
  

Gifted children are often interested in a particular subject. A brick-and-mortar school cannot often allow a child to study one subject only. Also, gifted children are sometimes average in one subject but excel in another. A brick-and-mortar school does not offer the student the freedom to learn at different levels of differ subjects.

Gifted children, if educated well and according to their needs, can change the world and make it a better place. And as parents of a gifted child, a good virtual school is not just a great help, but is also a respite when you’re lost.