A Love for Learning: Motivation and the Gifted Child
- ISBN-10
- 0910707804
- ISBN-13
- 9780910707800
- Category
- Education
- Pages
- 242
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007
- Publisher
- Great Potential Press, Inc.
- Authors
- Gretchen Hirsch, Carol Strip Whitney
Description
Learn techniques and strategies for keeping gifted children motivated.
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