This month, the first collection of creative writing from CTYI(Centre for Talented Youth, Ireland) is published. The anthology, Words To Tie To Bricks, was put together in an intensive writing workshop that took part during the 2013 summer programme and includes a range of poetry, prose and drama from fifteen teenage […]
Gifted
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) […]
Are Gifted Children Better Off in Private Schools?
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 […]