Is 'Deep Practice' all that matters? Can anyone be a genius?

Posted by | 8:02 PM
We've all heard the nature versus nurture debate played out in various forms in the past, but could there be a new twist? Is the enviro...

Literacy & the iPad: A review of some popular apps

Posted by | 3:53 AM
  In a recent post ( here ) that was motivated by ' Alice for the iPad ' I concluded: It remains to be seen if developers can creat...

Ruth Park (1917-2010): A Tribute

Posted by | 8:03 PM
One of Australia's finest writers, Ruth Park, has died aged 93 years. She was born in New Zealand in 1917 and moved to Sydney to marry ...

The Worrying Preoccupation with Weighing the 'Sheep'!

Posted by | 4:07 AM
Global trends in education policy I’ve recently returned from a trip to Europe where I had the chance to read British newspapers most days. ...

Excellent Educational Toys for Children

Posted by | 1:22 PM
This is the second time I've written a post on toys - toys that teach, challenge, stimulate and encourage creativity and learning.  I sh...

Great Picture Books to Read at Christmas

Posted by | 4:35 PM
I did a post on children's picture books for Christmas in 2008 as part of my 'Key Themes in Literature' series ( here ), which ...
 

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