Are our schools becoming more inclusive?
On 10 July 2013, the Education Review Office (ERO) released its second report on inclusive education for students with high needs. The ERO evaluation reports on…
On 10 July 2013, the Education Review Office (ERO) released its second report on inclusive education for students with high needs. The ERO evaluation reports on…
I was feeling stuck. Really stuck, as in almost Give Up stuck. Like many of you, I am doing “part-time” study alongside “part-time” work and struggling…
Salman Khan was enrolled in university classes while in high school, who went on to complete two Bachelor’s degrees and a Masters in only four years…
I’ve been travelling on long haul international flights recently, and, naturally, when one has many hours on a plane, some contemplation occurs! As I tossed up…
What do you want? What do you need? What should you try? What must you read? These are questions I have pondered as I imagined myself…
Many people who are gifted and talented struggle with saying no. Our passions for the work we engage in, the ideas we generate, the people we…
Ingenious Jean is a children’s book written by Susan Chandler and illustrated by Kate Leake. It was released in our book crossing earlier this year, and…
This week is Gifted Awareness Week in New Zealand, so it seems appropriate to have a look at images depicting giftedness. A quick web search reveals…
As a recovering perfectionist and (on a good day) a recovering people pleaser, I have a very hard time with mistakes. This week I have been…
If issues around difference … and identity and acceptance and love interest you – then you must watch Andrew Solomon’s TedTalk about his interviews with parent…
During May of this year, I read three media releases documenting the vulnerability of people with intellectual disabilities to abuse. How can this abuse happen? Four…
Of all of the topics I explore around integrated wellness, it is mindfulness that keeps pulling me back for more. In part this is because I…
In my work as a researcher, some of the most powerful messages about what makes our schools inclusive come from children and young people. My last…
Over the past week, I have been reflecting on holidays and inclusion. Since childhood, I have always preferred the holidays where everyone was celebrated. Christmas and…
A recent media report of a study on ‘streaming’ suggested that this practice should be abandoned. Although the researchers did find some positive benefits for gifted learners…
It must be said. Performing acts of kindness can bring up a lot of insecurities. If I’m not careful, I drift into thinking my gifts aren’t…
I walk this way through the reserve often – and there is always something new. The light on the ferns, something dropped on the path, a…
A friend emailed this photograph of a mysterious vegetable to me and another mate the other day, asking if we knew its identity. She had bought…
When I was nine, my youngest cousin was born into his family of two girls and now, two boys. Jamie was born with cerebral palsy, an…
As you know, we are committing ourselves to daily acts of kindness throughout the month of May. To kick off the month, I did two things…