Dr. Hui S. Jiang explores how a focus on maximizing gifted children's potential can create harmful pressure and anxiety. When success becomes the measure of worth, children learn to equate their identity with achievement, leading to perfectionism and fear of failure. Dr. Jiang shares how parents can break this cycle by intentionally shifting focus away from outcomes, normalizing struggle, creating non-performance spaces, and verbally affirming unconditional love. This thoughtful examination reminds us that our children's worth isn't measured by accomplishments, and that genuine curiosity and joy in learning matter more than external validation.

Discover how to champion Beast Academy in your child's classroom, where 90% of educators report improved problem-solving skills and students thrive through engaging, collaborative mathematical challenges that transform how they learn.

Students who used Beast Academy gained 1-2 additional grade levels on their spring 2021 National MAP Assessment Scores, as compared to those who didn’t use Beast Academy, according to a recent WestEd study in Mankato Area Public Schools, a K–12 school district in Mankato, Minnesota.

Solving the most pressing problems of the next generation requires investment in developing expertise — and not just investment in those students whose parents choose to pay for it. A well-designed educational system should have two goals ...

Transform your gifted learner's mathematical journey with Beast Academy, where problem-solving embodies what makes us uniquely human: innovation, adaptability, and connection. In an era of artificial intelligence and instant answers, Beast Academy goes beyond acceleration, using rich challenges and delightful beast characters to develop the lateral thinking patterns that gifted minds naturally possess. Your child won't just learn math—they'll master the art of creative problem-solving essential for long-term success.