Periagoge
Course

Living with Gifted education and its discontents: Navigate the complexities of living within gifted education systems—whether as a parent, educator, or student—with wisdom drawn from real experience. You'll find practical ways to honor genuine high ability while resisting the harm these systems can inflict.

Uncover how gifted education shapes identity and wellbeing. Learn practical strategies to support high ability while protecting against perfectionism, comp

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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.