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2e2: Teaching the Twice Exceptional<\/h2>\n

How does your brain work?  Thomas Ropelewski\u2019s 2e2: Teaching the Twice Exceptional<\/em>, the sequel to his award-winning 2e: Twice Exceptional<\/em>,  follows the teachers of Bridges Academy, a school in Los Angeles dedicated exclusively to educating highly gifted students with learning disabilities or differences, as they develop creative techniques and strategies to prepare these unique minds to find their places in the world.

Praise for 2e2: Teaching the Twice Exceptional<\/i>:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201c2e: Twice Exceptional<\/em> introduced many viewers to the concept that students can have extraordinary strengths as well as learning challenges. This sequel takes the conversation deeper: now that we\u2019ve identified these unique students, how exactly can teachers effectively educate them? 2e2: Teaching the Twice Exceptional<\/em> offers innovative insights and strategies designed to help students thrive and learn to define themselves by their strengths instead of their weaknesses.\u201d
– Scott Barry Kaufman, author, researcher, speaker, and editor of<\/i> Twice Exceptional: Supporting and Educating Bright and Creative Students with Learning Difficulties.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s clear that Bridges Academy isn\u2019t your average school\u2014and a shame that there aren\u2019t more like it. Recommended<\/strong>.\u201d
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2e: Twice Exceptional<\/h2>\n

2e: Twice Exceptional<\/em> examines the concept of \u201ctwice exceptionality\u201d \u2013
gifted or highly gifted children with learning disabilities and\/or differences \u2013 from the perspectives of the students themselves, as well as their parents and educators.<\/p>\n

These students have vexed their parents and are often considered \u201cat risk\u201d by traditional school systems. Yet they are our next-gen geniuses, mavericks and dreamers \u2013 Malcolm Gladwell\u2019s budding \u201coutliers.\u201d<\/p>\n

They may grow up to change the world\u2026 if they can survive the American school system and their own eccentricities.<\/p>\n

2e: Twice Exceptional<\/em> focuses on middle school and high school students at Bridges Academy in Studio City, California. Bridges Academy is one of the first schools in America dedicated solely to the education of 2e students. The school has attracted the interest of the international educational community for its inspired approach in looking \u201coutside the box\u201d to develop creative educational solutions to engage these unique students.<\/p>\n

Praise for 2e: Twice Exceptional<\/em>:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201c2e: Twice Exceptional<\/em> is an honest, up-close look at what it\u2019s like to be \u2013 or to be the parent or teacher of \u2014 a young person who\u2019s both gifted and coming to terms with a learning difference. Essential viewing for anyone interested in understanding where our next generation of game-changing outliers may be coming from.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2013 Steven Kotler, New York Times best-selling author of<\/i> The Rise of Superman: Decoding the Science of Ultimate Human Performance<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2026when I watched the new documentary 2e: Twice Exceptional<\/em>, I couldn\u2019t hold back. I cried openly with tears of relief and recognition\u2026 The film reminds me that there are more kids out there like mine\u2026 It shows me there are people who understand them and will accept them for their gifts and their challenges. And that gives me so much hope.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2013 from<\/i> How the Documentary 2e: Twice Exceptional<\/em> Made Me a More Hopeful Parent by Amanda Morin \u2013 Understood Newsletter<\/i><\/p>\n

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Child of Giants<\/h2>\n

\u201cI suppose if one of my children were here discussing their relationship to me they would be able to think of things that were quite horrifying, dreadful, that I did, that I was\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2013  Dorothea Lange, from her oral history<\/em><\/p>\n

DANIEL DIXON is the elder son of two giants of the American art world, photographer DOROTHEA LANGE and painter of the Southwest MAYNARD DIXON.<\/p>\n

CHILD OF GIANTS: My Journey with Maynard Dixon and Dorothea Lange<\/em> is the story of a child who learns that his birthright comes with gifts and curses\u2026 the story of every child who must find his own path from under the shadow of formidable parents.<\/p>\n

Praise for Child of Giants<\/em>:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cGenius is readily appreciated on a gallery wall or around a dinner table, but it can be hard going in the role of parent. That\u2019s one lesson learned from Child of Giants<\/em>, a son\u2019s-eye view of two iconic 20th-century American artists, painter Maynard Dixon and photographer Dorothea Lange. Tom Ropelewski\u2019s docu affords a skillful overview of their work and influence while measuring the toll taken on impressionable young minds they tried to mold in their own image.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2013 Daily Variety<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cFascinating\u2026 Highly recommended.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2013 Video Librarian<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cWe receive hundreds of films to review but this is the first film to be looked at by this magazine\u2026 (the film is) important on many levels, from historical, social and of course art\/photography.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2013 Silvershotz Magazine<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201c\u2026immediately pulls the viewer into the world of two great artists from the perspective of their first-born child\u2026 While providing an excellent overview of the paintings of Maynard Dixon and the photographs of Dorothea Lange, the family dynamics and social culture of the first half of the 20th century are the true focus\u2026 Child of Giants<\/em> is unique in its quality and broad appeal.  Highly recommended.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2013 Educational Media Reviews Online<\/em><\/p>\n

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