“It bothers me that I am not learning things in school that will help me become what I want to be.” This is the most sobering and common response to one of three questions I ask my students before we ...

Imagine a school day in which students spend a chunk of time studying and pursuing a topic or project they’re passionate about. That’s the premise of “genius hour,” a growing trend in which teachers ...

The new “question-of-the-week” is: How can I implement a “Genius Hour” with my students? Much lip service is given to the ideas of student choice, project- and problem-based learning, and intrinsic ...

More than 6 million children receive special education services in the United States There are numerous examples of people with learning disabilities and mental health disorders doing extraordinary ...

With workshops, presentations, and social time for parents and children, Genius Night showcased the type of hands-on, personalized, and deeper learning that students in fourth-seventh grades delve ...

So-called geniuses are not only off-the-chart smart, they also know how to pose, says Martin Seligman. You can learn to dominate and to set a tone, to take charge of a meeting or presentation and to ...