{"id":10662,"date":"2024-08-30T12:48:56","date_gmt":"2024-08-30T02:48:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mscw\/?post_type=article&#038;p=10662"},"modified":"2024-08-30T12:48:56","modified_gmt":"2024-08-30T02:48:56","slug":"gifted-and-talented-report-44","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mscw\/article\/gifted-and-talented-report-44\/","title":{"rendered":"Gifted and Talented Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-06-at-9.21.55\u202fAM.png\" data-rel=\"lightcase\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10621 size-full alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-06-at-9.21.55\u202fAM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"178\" height=\"278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-06-at-9.21.55\u202fAM.png 178w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-06-at-9.21.55\u202fAM-96x150.png 96w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 178px) 100vw, 178px\" \/><\/a><\/span><b>Perfectionism or the Pursuit of Excellence?<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Recently I came across an excellent article making sense of perfectionism. Some of the points raised had never occurred to me before. For example:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Perfectionism can lead to procrastination- putting off work because one is afraid the work won\u2019t be perfect<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Feelings of anger and shame at being the best<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Perfectionism is a self esteem issue<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Anxiety is at the core of perfectionism<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fear of failure fuels this anxiety<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Our culture of individualism over the community fuels perfectionism- think of our gold medal winners and that being the epitome of success<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The article makes the distinction between perfectionism and the pursuit of excellence. You may go all out to achieve your goals, and you may be disappointed by failures, but if you generally learn from your mistakes and are determined to do better on the next try, you are not necessarily perfectionistic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Parents can create a space at home for acceptance through:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Showing empathy: you might say, for example, \u201cI notice you get really angry when you make a mistake! Can you say what\u2019s going on?\u201d Or: \u201cWhen you make a mistake, what do you think of yourself?\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Encouraging self acceptance<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Encouraging effort-\u201cI\u2019m really impressed with the amount of hard work you put into this project!\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ongoing dialogue<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I encourage you to read the article as it has some good tips for teachers and parents.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Article: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidsongifted.org\/gifted-blog\/tips-for-parents-making-sense-of-perfectionism\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tips for Parents: Making Sense of Perfectionism &#8211; Davidson Institute<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><b>Mrs Colreavy\u2019s Conundrum<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Find the odd one out from the given options.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-alpha\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Arctic<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Atlantic<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Indian<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Greenland<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Email: <\/span><\/i><a href=\"mailto:rachael.colreavy@syd.catholic.edu.au\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">rachael.colreavy@syd.catholic.edu.au<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> with your answer. Correct answers will win a prize.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Taken from: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geeksforgeeks.org\/ssc-cgl-prelims-reasoning-practice-test-1\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">SSC CGL Prelims Reasoning Practice Test -1 &#8211; GeeksforGeeks<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"highlight\" style=\"text-align: left\"><i style=\"font-size: 1.4rem\"><em>Mrs Rachael Colreavy, Gifted &amp; Talented Coordinator<\/em><\/i><\/div>\n<div data-block-enewsletter=\"text\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"row enewsletter-text-block\" data-block-enewsletter=\"text\">This article on College life meets The Archbishop&#8217;s Charter for Catholic Schools &#8211; Charter #1, #2, #8\u00a0<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently I came across an excellent article making sense of perfectionism. 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