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January 5, 2018

Why there’s no such thing as a gifted child

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2017/jul/25/no-such-thing-as-a-gifted-child-einstein-iq?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other Why there’s no such thing as a gifted child Even Einstein was unexceptional in his youth. Now a new book questions our fixation with IQ […]
January 5, 2018

some reo! Mihingarangi Forbes gives a lesson in te reo Māori to Summer Report h…

https://www.facebook.com/nzmorningreport/videos/511219979259227/Learn some reo! Mihingarangi Forbes gives a lesson in te reo Māori to Summer Report host Alex Perrottet about what to say when you’re hosting your […]
December 26, 2017

How I fell in love with WH Auden (again and again) | Susan McDonald

https://www.facebook.com/GuardianOpinion/posts/1757447167621138 How I fell in love with WH Auden (again and again) | Susan McDonald Source
December 26, 2017

‘The difficulty is the point’: teaching spoon-fed students how to really read

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/dec/24/the-difficulty-is-the-point-teaching-spoon-fed-students-how-to-really-read ‘The difficulty is the point’: teaching spoon-fed students how to really read When the logic of capitalism means universities are run as businesses, much is […]
December 26, 2017

dictionaries have announced their ‘words of the year’, with words like ‘youthqu…

https://www.facebook.com/theguardian/videos/10156338338316323/Many dictionaries have announced their ‘words of the year’, with words like ‘youthquake’, ‘corbynmania’ and ‘broflake’ topping their lists. But does anyone really use them? Source
December 20, 2017

A fabulous bit of Fry & Laurie and the power of language Bit of Fry & Laurie. …

A fabulous bit of Fry & Laurie and the power of language 😂 https://www.facebook.com/BritishComedy/videos/1977077542509541/A Bit of Fry & Laurie. Talking about language. Source