Periagoge
Course

What Is Gifted education and its discontents?: Understand what gifted education actually is, what it claims to do, and where its promises fall short in practice. This course cuts through mythology to show you the real landscape of identification, instruction, and the systemic inequities baked into most programs.

Examine the hidden inequities in gifted education and discover how programs often fail to deliver on their promises.

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Concepts in this course
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Abhyasa: Disciplined Practice Beyond Talent
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Ahamkara: The Ego Trap of Giftedness
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Klesas: The Five Mental Distortions of Gifted Psychology
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Pratyahara: Withdrawal of the Gifted Mind
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Samadhi: Flow and Non-Striving in Learning
AI prompts in this course
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Gifted education and its discontents and the Choices You're Making
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Where Are You with Gifted education and its discontents?
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What Would You Tell Someone Just Starting with Gifted education and its discontents?
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What Do You Actually Want with Gifted education and its discontents?
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A Hard Question About Gifted education and its discontents
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Patan
Mental Health
Patan guides you through this course personally — adapting to your situation, not a script.