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Eleanor Kirk

Brisbane Times

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Don’t tell children they’re ‘gifted’. Call them this instead

Telling children they’re “gifted and talented” sets them up for a lifetime of disappointment. There’s a better way.

15.09.2025 4

WA Today

Eleanor Kirk

Don’t tell children they’re ‘gifted’. Call them this instead

Telling children they’re “gifted and talented” sets them up for a lifetime of disappointment. There’s a better way.

15.09.2025 6

The Sydney Morning Herald

Eleanor Kirk

Don’t tell children they’re ‘gifted’. Call them this instead

Telling children they’re “gifted and talented” sets them up for a lifetime of disappointment. There’s a better way.

15.09.2025 3

The Age

Eleanor Kirk

Don’t tell children they’re ‘gifted’. Call them this instead

Telling children they’re “gifted and talented” sets them up for a lifetime of disappointment. There’s a better way.

15.09.2025 3

Brisbane Times

Eleanor Kirk