How have I developed my own personal views of gifts and talents in education and how does this influence what I do in the classroom?

Abstract

I write this article in an attempt to establish my own view upon gifted and talented education and as an attempt to review and analyse the perspectives and opinions of others in the field of education. I will examine how people believe gifts and talents are created in an attempt to establish and affirm my own viewpoint. I will look at what I believe are my own gifts and talents and how I nurture these and offer them to others. I will look reflectively at how I draw out gifts and talents in the children I teach in my role as Foundation Stage teacher.

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Gifts pupils’ learning reflection talents

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