It's Safe to Be Smart: Strategies for Creating a Supportive Classroom Environment. (April 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hébert, Thomas P.; Corcoran, Jamie A.; Coté, John M.; Ene, Mihaela C.; Leighton, Elizabeth A.; Holmes, Ashley M.; Padula, Diane D.
• Is Part Of: Gifted child today. Volume 37:Number 2(2014:Apr.)
• Page Start: 95
• Page End: 101
• Publication Date: 2014-04
• Subjects: classroom environments -- adolescence -- social and emotional needs; Gifted children -- Education -- Periodicals; Gifted children -- Periodicals; 371.95
• DOI: 10.1177/1076217514520966
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1076-2175

Abstract

Gifted teenagers in middle and high school benefit from classroom environments that support their social and emotional development. Teachers of gifted adolescents may create classroom environments in which young people know it is safe to be smart and where they feel valued and respected for their intellect, creativity, and passions. By utilizing available strategies for creating such environments, teachers enhance the psychosocial well-being of gifted adolescents.