The recent case of a divorcing couple has garnered some attention because of an unusual ruling which a High Court judge had to make in the case. In his judgement, Justice Hogan ruled that a 12 year old boy should attend a private school. (disclaimer: I teach in a fee-charging school) […]
Giftedness
I heard a story from one of my lecturers when training to be a teacher, which illustrates possibly one of the most important aspects of teaching – perhaps even more important than the actually teaching – that is, the quality of the relationship between the teacher and the students. The […]
The Power of Positive Regard
David McWilliams is an economist who resisted buying into the Celtic Tiger mentality and saw the boom for what it was; a house build on debt. He has written several books which could loosely be called ‘pop economics’ and as an economics graduate myself I have found myself in agreement […]
Lance the Myths of Giftedness
I came across this nice YouTube clip from Through the Roof Learning that explains nicely the relationship between IQ and a population. IQ isn’t he only measure of talent and ability, nor does it give a full picture of what Giftedness means. And it is possible for someone who is […]