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The following articles were published by Gifted Education Centre staff or provided courtesy of other gifted education organisations. Please download the PDFs and view using Adobe Reader.

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Issues facing gifted students and their teachers in New Zealand by Debbie Smith

The Commonwealth Ministers of Education met in South Africa in December 2006 to discuss education issues facing countries of the Commonwealth. ODS teacher Debbie Smith wrote this article for the book that was released for the conference, called Commonwealth Education Partnerships, published by Nexus Strategic Partnership, Cambridge.


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The gifted visual-spatial learner by Sharon Mansfield

A quest for knowledge and understanding. Written by Sharon Mansfield, ODS Teacher, Hawkes Bay.

An important initial step in helping visual spatial learners is to recognise that these children are not “broke”, and don’t need “fixing”? Rather, they simply have a world view that exists on a different plane to many of us.


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It's Election Time!

TEACHERS! Do you want more support to help you meet MoE requirements for gifted learners? PARENTS! Do you want funding for One Day School?

Who will you vote for? What can you do to make the politicians listen?


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Gifted Policies - Political parties explain their policy on gifted education

Courtesy of NZAGC. Published in Tall Poppies 2005 vol 30 no 2.

With the election just around the corner, the NZAGC asked eleven political parties (National, Labour, Act, Alliance, NZ First, United Future, Greens, NZ Democrats, Progressive, Christian Heritage and Libertarianz) to provide and explain their policy on gifted children.  We publish here the five replies received.


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High Achievers and Gifted Learners: Can They Mix? by Rosemary Cathcart

This is one of those eternal problems for us all, arising from the fact that in the nature of things, there are always going to be fewer genuinely gifted children than there are high achievers, so it's always going to be difficult, even in larger schools, to create a separate class for gifted learners. In smaller schools, it can be difficult even to create a small withdrawal group solely of the genuinely gifted.


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The Mystery Condition: Detection and Intervention by Rosemary Cathcart
There is a group of children in New Zealand who have a condition which severely impacts on their learning but which is very difficult to diagnose. It is so difficult, in fact, that some researchers believe that over 50% of children with this condition are never diagnosed and never receive appropriate help...this condition is giftedness.

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Gifted Is As Gifted Does by Rosemary Cathcart
"Gifted is as gifted does...."  

We've all heard that phrase, spoken tolerantly or perhaps with some exasperation!... And yet that same phrase is the key to working successfully with gifted learners.


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Choosing a School by Rosemary Cathcart
An invaluable small booklet setting out some practical questions and tips for parents based on our- own experiences in working with schools and families.

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They're Not Bringing My Brain Out (3rd edition) by Rosemary Cathcart

Rosemary Cathcart
Hodder Education, Isbn 186971038X
RRP $44.99
September 2005

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Learning Network has this resource available for you. Go to www.learningnetwork.ac.nz and then type “They’re not Bringing my Brain Out” into the ‘Search’ box at the top of the page. If you prefer to contact them by email, just contact them at resources@learningnetwork.ac.nz.

Written by Rosemary Cathcart, one of the country's leading authorities in this area, They're Not Bringing My Brain Out is an essential handbook for those tackling this challenge. It provides practical, easy-to-use tools and strategies for teachers and others working with gifted and talented children, either in the regular classroom, or in a differentiated programme.  This updated edition drawing on the latest research in the field covers material on identifying gifted and talented children, working with parents, writing policy, resources, ability grouping, cultural perspectives and learning disabilities.