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Childhood is not a mental disorder

Labelling is a very efficient way of classifying items to arrange them in perfect order: goods in a store, articles in a museum showcase, species in nature ... There is an obvious practical purpose in that. However, can people be assigned to a category without running the risk of eversimplification? What is the purpose of the currently adopted habit of labelling children?

What about adults? Could labels be seen as a sort of shelter?

That hidden talent

According to the latest findings, a high CQ could be crucial in a wide range of careers, from bankers to soldiers and scientists and teachers – anyone, in fact, who regularly interacts with people from different backgrounds.

Read this BBC article and find out what CQ is and how it might be the decisive factor in a person's success.

Hopeful or hopeless?

Whose vision do you stand by, Dr Horrible's or Penny's?Why?



Listen and sing along your part.

Art for art's sake

Who was Oscar Wilde?

Oscar Wilde was an Anglo-Irish playwright, novelist, poet, and critic. He is regarded as one of the greatest playwrights of the Victorian Era. He was a proponent of the Aesthetic movement, which emphasized aesthetic values more than moral or social themes. Find out here why he was a controversial figure of his time.

Would he be still controversial nowadays? Quote one his aphorisms as an example.

Partners around Europe

We are going to meet new friends at schools in different European countries. We will work in our big eTwinning classroom together with our partners. So it's time to introduce yourself. What about doing it artistically? You can use this template for inspiration but let your imagination fly!

Irish Philosophy

The Irish are generally considered friendly easy-going and welcoming people but what I find really remarkable about them is their life philosophy. They are so wise!