Roseann Wawira

You’ve cleared high school and the clock is ticking towards your eighteenth birthday. There is no doubt adulthood is fast approaching and soon you’ll be expected to defend your new status- ‘adult’, by acting like one (being independent and responsible). Gladly, your guardians/parents have your back. They have committed themselves to ensuring that when adulthood catches up with you, you’ll be in a position to pay your bills and probably manage your own family. For this reason, they pump their hard earned money into your tertiary/higher education; and your career journey begins. Have You Made the Right Career Choice? At this point, I would like to sneak in a question, for the purpose of redirection, in case you’re using a faulty compass. Have you settled on a particular career choice, because it’s prestigious, marketable, or affordable, or is it because it matches your abilities and potential?  Actually, any career can pay your bills, but a career that matches your ab...

As a matter of principle, everyone ought to submit to authority, may it be state, school, parental, workplace authority etc. When it comes to matters of authority, there is no other way, submission is the golden rule. However, most gifted individuals hold a permanent guilt card for failing to submit to authority. Whether it’s at home, in school, at the workplace etc. they always find themselves rubbing authorities the wrong way. Before we condemn and write them off as arrogant characters and criminals who need counseling, discipline and rehabilitation; it’s prudent to understand why they scorn authority. Perhaps counseling would be necessary but understanding must come first. In an article I wrote a while ago,  'Characteristics of Gifted Individuals' , I mentioned a number of common character traits of gifted individuals. I’ll analyze these traits in depth as we seek to understand why they scorn authority. By doing this, I’m not trying to justify their behavior but instead...

This article is part of a series on Giftedness . Before proceeding, read the preceding articles:- 1.        Understanding Gifted Individuals – Overview 2.        Characteristics of Gifted Individuals 3.        Harnessing Potential of Gifted Individuals  4.        Challenges of Gifted Individuals: Living With Giftedness  Challenges of Giftedness and Possible solutions Introduction Living with giftedness comes with its fair share of challenges. If not dealt with, these challenges can swallow up giftedness and subject the gifted individual to unending suffering. Below are some challenges of giftedness and suggested solutions. 1.        Ignorance of giftedness in kids One of the greatest challenges of giftedness is ignorance. Lack of information on the subject of giftedness imposes a huge burden on its carri...