Nurturing Wisdom Academy
125 South Vine
Hinsdale, IL 60521

Is your child a world-class procrastinator? Or perhaps she’s totally consumed in a never-ending cycle of perfectionism? Or perhaps what you see is his lack of motivation? How are motivation, perfectionism, and procrastination linked? How can they impact a gifted learner’s educational and life experiences? This discussion will address why gifted learners underachieve, how perfectionism can lead to underachievement, how gifted learners can fail even in regular education classes, who wins and who loses in this struggle, and what parents and teachers can do to help.

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Jim Thomson, M.A., is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor. Jim has worked with individuals and families for more than thirty years. He is the author of two books on personal growth and a 16-part video series on marriage. His interest in gifted children stems from being married to Dr. Sally Thomson and having four gifted children. This has led to providing counseling for gifted children and their parents over a span of twenty years. His current practice is located in DeKalb, IL.

Sally Thomson, Ed.D., has been a classroom teacher, a teacher of the gifted, an elementary school principal and a district gifted program coordinator, working in the field of gifted education since 1986. She is co-author of the 3-book series, Primary Education Thinking Skills (PETS program), published through Pieces of Learning. Dr. Thomson is an adjunct faculty member at Trinity International University in Deerfield, Illinois. She has served on the Illinois State Board of Education Gifted Advisory Council since its inception in 2006. Sally is the current president of the Illinois Association for Gifted Children and the co-chair of the Membership Committee. The mother of four gifted children, Sally and Jim reside in Hinckley.