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Monthly Archives: June 2013
Twice Exceptional or Just Exceptional?
Today’s guest blogger, Lisa Barlow, asks whether we have a limiting view of some of our gifted learners. When thinking about Gifted Awareness Week, what came to my mind was the perceptions of what is considered to be cleverness and … Continue reading
I Felt Like an Outsider
Rewi, our guest blogger, read an open letter to Parliament by Hamish, and was inspired to write an open letter of his own, describing some of his difficulties in a previous school. He addresses his letter to two of the … Continue reading
An Investigation into the Identification of Māori Gifted and Talented Students in Mainstream Schools in Aotearoa New Zealand
Guest blogger Emma Scobie-Jennings writes about her research. Gifted and talented education has always been a passion of mine, but as my career has progressed I have become more and more interested in how students from minority cultures are identified … Continue reading
Posted in education, Educational Research, New Zealand, Uncategorized
Tagged #nzgaw, culture, Gifted Awareness Week, indigenous education, Maori
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The Gifted Deserve More
Every weekday, kids go to school to learn. To learn vital skills for when they grow up, to learn fun facts to teach others. But for the gifted, this is another story. Some of us go to normal public schools, like any other … Continue reading
Posted in education, gifted
Tagged #nzgaw, children's writing, Gifted Awareness Week, gifted children
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Young Members of Mensa New Zealand
Please welcome today’s guest blogger, Annika Voulgaris, writing about her role with Young Members of Mensa New Zealand. My name is Annika Voulgaris, I’m 25 and I am the Young Members co-ordinator and Gifted Children’s liaison for Mensa New Zealand. … Continue reading
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Here’s to Gifted Awareness Week!
Here’s to Gifted Awareness Week, and here’s to Leigh! Please welcome Leigh, our guest blogger for today. Leigh was on Facebook, and did some thinking. I hope you’ll like what she came up with, and share that on Facebook, too. … Continue reading
It’s All About Awareness
Gifted Awareness Week starts tomorrow, and awareness is exactly what it is all about. There are shared messages we want to send, and there are personal messages we want to send. Here are some of the things I want to … Continue reading
Posted in advocacy, education, facebook, gifted, New Zealand, twitter, Uncategorized
Tagged #nzgaw, gifted advocacy, Gifted Awareness Week, New Zealand government, social media
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Give Us a Challenge
Sometimes at school I feel like saying out loud: “Maths just has to change. RIGHT NOW”. What I really mean by that is, “Give us a challenge”. Well, you can’t really blame me. I’m a year 4, in the highest … Continue reading
Posted in education, gifted, Uncategorized
Tagged #nzgaw, children's writing, Gifted Awareness Week, mathematics
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An Open Letter to Parliament from a Gifted Child
A nine year old boy writes to his Member of Parliament, asking for government funding for a charitable trust which is one of New Zealand’s largest providers of gifted education. 13 June 2013 Dear Mr McIndoe THE IMPORTANCE OF SCHOOLS … Continue reading
Posted in education, gifted, New Zealand, Uncategorized
Tagged #nzgaw, children's writing, Gifted Awareness Week, gifted children
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Your MP is Probably Gifted
Your Member of Parliament is probably gifted. Yes, you read that correctly. Think about it: Members of Parliament are popular… as the butt of jokes. People’s eyes light up when they realise an MP is actually listening to them, but … Continue reading
