Emotional and Spiritual Giftedness

As stated earlier, emotional and spiritual giftedness are a bit harder to define, however are very real. As you read, consider the traits about which you are reading and evidence of them in the students you teach. Some of the content, especially in regards to spiritual giftedness, proposes some ideas that may seem a bit outlandish. The purpose of this section, as with all the others, is to present the data, research, and hypotheses about giftedness so that you may build the picture of giftedness as a well-informed teacher. Once you have read and thought about the following articles, you will have one more discussion and an activity.

Joy and Loss: The Emotional Lives of Gifted Children (Freedman and Jensen)

The moral sensitivity of gifted children and the evolution of society (Silverman)

Spirituality and the Highly Gifted Adolescent (Tolan)

Spiritual Intelligence: The Tenth Intelligence that Integrates All Other Intelligences (Sisk)

Anderson Cooper 360 segment: November 14, 2005 (the first 8 minutes or so is about Indigo Children) View the Anderson Cooper segment on YouTube.

There are many books, articles, and web sites dedicated to emotional and spiritual giftedness, and Indigo children and adults. Continue to explore various sites to become well versed on these ideologies.