<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[The Knox School of Santa Barbara]]></title><description><![CDATA[Knox Active LIVE]]></description><link>https://www.knoxschoolsb.org/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 01:52:19 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.knoxschoolsb.org/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Going Into Nature﻿]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Mike Libecki Its pretty clear that we all parent differently. We are all, for the most part, a product of the way we were raised by...]]></description><link>https://www.knoxschoolsb.org/post/going-into-nature</link><guid isPermaLink="false">627d38f182766460b7e61c1a</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2022 16:48:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d9ffb6_1ae9f44b3f1b4235b8d749174d56bcbc~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_801,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>The Knox School of Santa Barbara</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gifted Girls - Part 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[BY JOAN SMUTNY This article by Joan Smutny addresses some of the issues gifted girls face once they are in school. 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Deserts. Volcanoes. Hurricanes. Quiet, reflective ponds. Wind-torn clouds in a cerulean blue sky. Struggle....]]></description><link>https://www.knoxschoolsb.org/post/going-places-a-landscape-of-intensities</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62436beee773bfc900311780</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2022 20:30:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d9ffb6_25f2bee24cd9446a9c2809f9a6e6b198~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_612,h_443,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>The Knox School of Santa Barbara</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top 10 Pieces of Advice for Parents of Gifted Children - Part II]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Jim Webb, Ph.D. Part II #6. All children, gifted or not, need limits, but parents should allow choices within those limits. 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