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Barry Gelston

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Today’s show focuses on the twice-exceptional experience. As with so many people in this line of work, my guest looks to provide for students and families the help and support that he needed–and didn’t have as he grew up. Join us to learn more!   Barry Gelston is the president of GHF, Gifted Home Education Forum. They do amazing work with gifted and twice-exceptional families. Barry is an educator through “Mr. Gelston’s One Room Schoolhouse,” an online homeschool program focused on providing individualized educational services for gifted and 2E learners. In this episode, we enjoyed discussing how being 2E ourselves led us to the work of helping and supporting 2E families.    Show Highlights:  Why Barry is intensely passionate about making a difference by being a positive activist who loves his family and tries hard to be a good person in the world How Barry’s personal brand of intensity shows up with constant focus and rumination about one topic at a time and being aware of sensory overload How Barry grew up totally dysregulated as an underachiever with social and emotional issues from being in a divorced family How Barry approached his problems with his attempt at executive functioning skills to become a good student and make more of his life What Barry would say to the adults in his life “back then” Why Barry’s work today revolves around what he needed as a 2E child How Barry learned to overcome his reading struggles and dyslexia to become a voracious reader Why wonderful things are happening in strengths-based approaches with 2E students How Barry’s cultural identity formed largely around growing up in a Jewish family in Queens Why Barry always felt like he had to tone himself down or tune himself out as he grew up and learned the art of conversation How Barry’s intensity felt out of control in early adulthood because of social pressures How Barry uses his fire for good through teaching and his work, trying to fix for others what he wishes would have been fixed for him How mindfulness, meditation, self-centering, and 2E awareness have helped Barry harness the power of his intensity How creating systems and structures has helped with executive functioning for Barry–and how he uses it to help students How Barry helps others use their own fire through connecting and learning from each other    Resources: Connect with Barry:  GHF Learners and Mr. Gelston's One Room Schoolhouse

Today’s show focuses on the twice-exceptional experience. As with so many people in this line of work, my guest looks to provide for students and families the help and support that he needed–and didn’t have as he grew up. Join us to learn more! Barry Gelston is the president of GHF, Gifted Home Education Forum. They do amazing work with gifted and twice-exceptional families. Barry is an educator through “Mr. Gelston’s One Room Schoolhouse,” an online homeschool program focused on providing individualized educational services for gifted and 2E learners. In this episode, we enjoyed discussing how being 2E ourselves led us to the work of helping and supporting 2E families.  Show Highlights: <ul> <li>Why Barry is intensely passionate about making a difference by being a positive activist who loves his family and tries hard to be a good person in the world</li> <li>How Barry’s personal brand of intensity shows up with constant focus and rumination about one topic at a time and being aware of sensory overload</li> <li>How Barry grew up totally dysregulated as an underachiever with social and emotional issues from being in a divorced family</li> <li>How Barry approached his problems with his attempt at executive functioning skills to become a good student and make more of his life</li> <li>What Barry would say to the adults in his life “back then”</li> <li>Why Barry’s work today revolves around what he needed as a 2E child</li> <li>How Barry learned to overcome his reading struggles and dyslexia to become a voracious reader</li> <li>Why wonderful things are happening in strengths-based approaches with 2E students</li> <li>How Barry’s cultural identity formed largely around growing up in a Jewish family in Queens</li> <li>Why Barry always felt like he had to tone himself down or tune himself out as he grew up and learned the art of conversation</li> <li>How Barry’s intensity felt out of control in early adulthood because of social pressures</li> <li>How Barry uses his fire for good through teaching and his work, trying to fix for others what he wishes would have been fixed for him</li> <li>How mindfulness, meditation, self-centering, and 2E awareness have helped Barry harness the power of his intensity</li> <li>How creating systems and structures has helped with executive functioning for Barry–and how he uses it to help students</li> <li>How Barry helps others use their own fire through connecting and learning from each other</li> </ul> Resources: Connect with Barry: <a href="https://ghflearners.org/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> GHF Learners</a> and <a href="https://www.mrgelston.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Mr. Gelston's One Room Schoolhouse</a>

245: Educating Gifted Students and Their Families with Barry Gelston

We dive into home-schooling (&amp; maths!) with GHF's (Gifted Home schoolers Forum) president (and founder of Mr Gelston's One Room School House), Barry Gelston, as a part of our 5 PODCASTS over 5 DAYS for Gifted Talented Neurodiversity Awareness Week! Woo! Barry teaches gifted &amp; 2e students maths so we didn't miss the chance to talk about that too! Check out our 5 PODCASTS over 5 DAYS for GTN Awareness Week and all the FREE events on this week! Hit play and let’s get started! Memorable Quote "Having these conversations and speaking to all of us is letting other people know that they're not alone and that they can hear their stories in other people's conversations and knowing that they can be okay. There is a way to make it through."- Barry Gelston. Resources  The G Word Gifted Talented Neurodiverse Awareness Week GHF Learners Mr Gelston’s One Room School House  BIO Barry Gelston, M.Ed. is the Board President of GHF whose mission is to empower every gifted family to make strategic, proactive, and intentional educational choices. Currently, Mr. Gelston is a Doctoral student at Bridges Graduate School of Cognitive Diversity in Education whose focus is on supporting gifted and 2e families. Barry holds a Masters’ Degree in Education from Cambridge College focused on Middle School Mathematics Education and has also completed graduate level coursework in Research, Measurement, and Quantitative Analysis in Behavioral and Educational Sciences at Southern Connecticut State University. Professionally, Mr. Gelston is a private math teacher who works with Gifted &amp; 2e homeschool students who struggle with learning math in traditional settings. His practice supports families from around the world, working online in zoom and using other online assistive technology. After spending 10 years working exclusively teaching math to Gifted and 2e learners, Mr. Gelston has focused solely on the needs of this community. In addition to using core math education tools taking a constructivist approach, his focus has been on allowing 2e learners the space to learn. Subscribe &amp; Review If you enjoyed this episode and it inspired you in some way, I’d love to hear about your biggest takeaway in the comments. For more episodes, you can subscribe and to help others find our podcast please leave a review. You can find show notes and more resources at  www.ourgiftedkids.com See you in the same place next week. Connect Connect with me on LinkedIn Instagram &amp; Facebook!

We dive into home-schooling (&amp; maths!) with GHF's (Gifted Home schoolers Forum) president (and founder of Mr Gelston's One Room School House), Barry Gelston, as a part of our 5 PODCASTS over 5 DAYS for Gifted Talented Neurodiversity Awareness Week! Woo! Barry teaches gifted &amp; 2e students maths so we didn't miss the chance to talk about that too! Check out our 5 PODCASTS over 5 DAYS for GTN Awareness Week and all the <a href="https://www.thegwordfilm.com/gtn-awareness-week" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FREE events</a> on this week! Hit play and let’s get started! Memorable Quote "Having these conversations and speaking to all of us is letting other people know that they're not alone and that they can hear their stories in other people's conversations and knowing that they can be okay. There is a way to make it through."- Barry Gelston. Resources <ul> <li><a href="https://www.thegwordfilm.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The G Word</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.thegwordfilm.com/gtn-awareness-week" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gifted Talented Neurodiverse Awareness Week</a></li> <li><a href="ghflearners.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GHF Learners</a></li> <li><a href="Mrgelston.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mr Gelston’s One Room School House</a></li> </ul> BIO Barry Gelston, M.Ed. is the Board President of GHF whose mission is to empower every gifted family to make strategic, proactive, and intentional educational choices. Currently, Mr. Gelston is a Doctoral student at Bridges Graduate School of Cognitive Diversity in Education whose focus is on supporting gifted and 2e families. Barry holds a Masters’ Degree in Education from Cambridge College focused on Middle School Mathematics Education and has also completed graduate level coursework in Research, Measurement, and Quantitative Analysis in Behavioral and Educational Sciences at Southern Connecticut State University. Professionally, Mr. Gelston is a private math teacher who works with Gifted &amp; 2e homeschool students who struggle with learning math in traditional settings. His practice supports families from around the world, working online in zoom and using other online assistive technology. After spending 10 years working exclusively teaching math to Gifted and 2e learners, Mr. Gelston has focused solely on the needs of this community. In addition to using core math education tools taking a constructivist approach, his focus has been on allowing 2e learners the space to learn. Subscribe &amp; Review If you enjoyed this episode and it inspired you in some way, I’d love to hear about your biggest takeaway in the comments. For more episodes, you can subscribe and to help others find our podcast please leave a review. You can find show notes and more resources at <a href="https://parentsofgiftedkidscom-my.sharepoint.com/personal/sophia_ourgiftedkids_com/Documents/Gifted/Marketing/Podcast/1%20Show%20Notes/www.ourgiftedkids.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> www.ourgiftedkids.com</a> See you in the same place next week. Connect Connect with me on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/our-gifted-kids" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ourgiftedkids/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ourgiftedkidsonline" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>!