Publisher's Synopsis
- what "giftedness" means (and doesn’t mean)
- the truth about IQ, tests, and testing (and four reasons why tests can’t be trusted)
- how to take charge of their lives (including expectations, perfectionism, multipotential, mistakes, goal setting, time management, assertiveness, gender issues, ethnic issues, and stress)
- how to take charge of their education (knowing their rights as students, exploring their options, changing the system, choosing a college, and alternatives to college)
- how to find friends who are right for them
- how to talk to parents
- how to be "net-smart" and have safe, fun online relationships
- information about teen suicide-and how to intervene with a troubled friend
- a wealth of additional resources including books, publications, associations, programs, and Web sites
- and much more –