by cilawarncke@gmail.com | Aug 19, 2026 | Academic coaching, Education, Gifted learners, neurodiversity, parenting exceptional kids, twice-exceptional
I worry about twice‑exceptional (2E) kids, especially the ones who shine the brightest in conventional settings. I worry about how to celebrate their achievements without pressuring them to push harder. I worry about how to honour their additional needs without...
by cilawarncke@gmail.com | Aug 8, 2026 | Academic support, Gifted learners, Mentoring, parents
If your family moves between countries, you know the stress of searching for optimal academic support. It’s hard enough at the best of times: finding top-tier academic support that understands your child’s curriculum, works with your time zone, and will...
by cilawarncke@gmail.com | Aug 2, 2026 | Academic coaching, Academic support, Gifted learners
Here is the paradox of the application essay: the single most valuable quality it can have — an authentic voice — is often the first casualty of the process. Add deadlines, parental hovering, competitive folklore, and a teenager’s conviction that their real life...
by cilawarncke@gmail.com | Jul 22, 2026 | Academic coaching, Education, Gifted learners, parents
On July 12, I ran the Ilkley Half-Marathon, my fifth half-marathon in 15 months. I was running with one of my best friends on a bright, breezy day. I’d recently run 24km, and a 7km race in personal best time. Everything, in fine, pointed to a straightforward,...
by cilawarncke@gmail.com | Jul 12, 2026 | Academic coaching, Gifted learners, parenting exceptional kids
If you’ve never heard the term “twice-exceptional,” you’re in good company. Most parents haven’t until another parent uses it to describe a bright-quirky-struggling child, or they stumble across it at 1am while googling why is my smart...
by cilawarncke@gmail.com | Jun 28, 2026 | Gifted learners, parenting exceptional kids, parents
People often assume a linear relationship between intelligence and output. Collectively, our culture has grown perilously attached to the mind-as-a-computer analogy, to the point that we sometimes forget the brain ISN’T a computer. A student can have extraordinary...
