The Courage Gifted Children Truly Need: Lessons from Steve Jobs
At my former workplace, it was customary for the teacher in charge to send a message to new students and their parents. As I was in charge of the "Gifted" class at the time, I showed a famous video of Steve Jobs' commencement speech at Stanford University and addressed them, saying: "You can tackle anything you truly desire." By showcasing examples of activities done by previous students, I conveyed that they were capable of doing anything that came to their minds, and that this class was committed to fully supporting those endeavors. The words from Jobs' speech that were deeply ingrained in my heart and what I wanted to convey to the children are: "And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become." While this is a universal message for all young people, it holds an exceptionally critical meaning, especially for gifted children. This is because, while they possess hea...