A Little Bit of Lockhart...

[Shaun Hately]

As people who've been on the lists for a while, and who have read my posts, 
will know, I am fairly interested in educational matters - particularly the 
education of gifted and talented children. Some of the topics I have posted 
on, connected to this interest, over the years are things like Hermione 
Granger as a gifted child, comparisons between the way Hogwarts might be 
selecting students and selection of children for gifted programs in schools, 
teaching styles, and the recurring favourite, is Severus Snape a good 
teacher or not.

At times, in these discussions, I have mentioned my particular interests in 
educational affairs, and particular knowledge of educational matters, as a 
way of showing where I am coming from, and, of also, claiming a bit of 
expertise about what I am writing about. And on a number of occasions, I 
have mentioned that I had written a chapter of a book on gifted children 
that was going to be published in the US.

And that's what this post is about. It has *finally* happened.

It's been a long time - I wrote this chapter seven years ago. Rather 
amusingly (at least to me) I used the fact I had written it and it was soon 
to be published in my applications to universities in 2002, when I was 
seeking entry to an Education Degree. Something went wrong, and it didn't 
happen, and I found myself also using the fact I had written it and it was 
soon to be published in my job applications in 2006 and early 2007, when I 
had finished my Bachelor of Education.

But now it has finally happened. I just received two copies of the book in 
the mail from the publisher, and checking Amazon a few minutes ago I have 
found that they now have copies in stock and are selling it.

Why am I posting? Well, for a start, it's not everyday you get published - 
even if it is only one chapter of seven pages in a 370 page book with 30 
total chapters. And I am proud of it.

But also so people can see that I wasn't just blowing hot hair when I talked 
about it.

This isn't intended as an ad - and I should stress that I get no money for 
the book (just two free copies and a decent entry in my CV) - but:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1575422611/ref=reg_hu-wl_item-added/103-7828159-8937431

http://tinyurl.com/29now7

High IQ Kids: Collected Insights, Information, and Personal Stories from the 
Experts, edited by Kiesa Kay, Deborah Robson, and Judy Fort Brenneman. 
Published by Free Spirit Publishing Inc, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. 2007.

Yours Without Wax, Dreadnought
Shaun Hately | www.alphalink.com.au/~drednort/thelab.html
(ISTJ)       | drednort at alphalink.com.au | ICQ: 6898200
"You know the very powerful and the very stupid have one
thing in common. They don't alter their views to fit the
facts. They alter the facts to fit the views. Which can be
uncomfortable if you happen to be one of the facts that
need altering." The Doctor - Doctor Who: The Face of Evil
Where am I: Frankston, Victoria, Australia