Episodes

  • Gifted Myth Gender Bias: Invisible girls

    Gifted Myth Gender Bias: Invisible girls
    Dec 3 2025
    Why are the number of girls tested for giftedness consistently half the number of boys? And when daughters are identified, Mum says “She didn’t get it from me.”
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    24 mins
  • Gifted Myth Gender Bias: She’s just an ‘overachiever’

    Gifted Myth Gender Bias: She’s just an ‘overachiever’
    Dec 3 2025
    Leading gifted psychologist Fiona Smith explains why signs of giftedness in girls are often mistaken for ‘hard work’ rather than high IQ and discusses the ideal age for testing before these girls start masking their intelligence.
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    35 mins
  • Gifted Myth Gender Bias: The classroom MATH myth

    Gifted Myth Gender Bias: The classroom MATH myth
    Dec 3 2025
    Despite decades of evidence to the contrary, the myth that boys are naturally better than girls at maths persists, contributing to a gender gap that emerges within the first four months of schooling.
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    21 mins
  • Gifted Myth Gender Bias: Parent intervention is powerful

    Gifted Myth Gender Bias: Parent intervention is powerful
    Dec 3 2025
    In this final episode, we hear from a Mum who explains how perfectionism can derail high-IQ students. Additionally, practical strategies for parents to support reading, writing, and math at home to improve outcomes are outlined.
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    30 mins
  • The reversal of gifted underachievement

    The reversal of gifted underachievement
    Nov 1 2023
    Parent intervention and why maths could be the key.
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    27 mins
  • A couple of gifted kids in every classroom; Is your child one of them?

    A couple of gifted kids in every classroom; Is your child one of them?
    Nov 1 2023
    A gifted academic explains why your childs educational needs are different.
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    25 mins
  • Does your child need an IQ test?

    Does your child need an IQ test?
    Nov 1 2023
    Leading psychologist in gifted education, Fiona Smith explains how an IQ test can answer your question
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    34 mins
  • A typical case study

    A typical case study
    Nov 1 2023
    Gifted underachievement is ‘the discrepancy between the expected performance of a gifted student and their actual performance in the classroom'.
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    34 mins