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- Volume 30
- Issue 1
- Publication Date: Winter 2007
Social/Emotional Needs: The Changing Life Metaphor of Gifted Youth
Tracy L. Cross
Metaphors influence our perceptions and thinking, from fairly inconsequential concepts, to some of the most basic matters. A root metaphor is one that is foundational to other beliefs and conceptions. These root metaphors become a primary mechanism we employ to understand our world. We see evidence in the metaphors we use of our underlying beliefs, and evidence in our behavior of the metaphors underpinning our beliefs. Metaphors not only represent our understanding, they also act to shape our understanding. There seems to be a major change in the metaphor currently underpinning our society. In this column, I explore what I believe has become the dominant root metaphor of today’s gifted youth. I illustrate some of the antecedents of the change and some of the outcomes of the current metaphor being employed.
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