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The Key to Success: Deliberate Practice or our Genes?

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Wayne Rooney, aged 16, scoring an iconic goal against Arsenal. Genius derived from genes? Or does practice make perfect? Most young boys grow up in Liverpool playing football and little else. I …

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AlexJQuigleyAlex Quigley@AlexJQuigley·

I’ve gone and finally changed my Twitter username…@huntingenglish is no more 😢 but long live @AlexJQuigley!

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I’ve gone and finally changed my Twitter username…@huntingenglish is no more 😢 but long live @AlexJQuigley!

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mikehobbissMike Hobbiss@mikehobbiss·

So annoying when magazines do this. Lots of teachers now earnestly discussing font choices when the writers could have easily found out (had they cared) that these effects haven’t replicated.
E.g.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10648-018-9442-x

Laziness? Wilful spreading of misinformation? You choose https://twitter.com/FabPhysics/status/1449394436912271361

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Alex Quigley

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I write this blog in a personal capacity.

After fifteen years in the classroom, I now support the cause of education from the other side the school gates. For most of the week I work for the EEF, as National Content Manager, supporting teachers and school leaders to access research evidence.

Additionally, I write edubooks and offer consultancy. Also, I am very lucky to have a column for both TES and Teach Secondary magazine.

Alex Quigley

I write about education, evidence, reading, writing and vocabulary. An ex-teacher, I work to support schools and teachers to make the difference for pupils.

I write books for Routledge, including the bestseller, ‘Closing the Vocabulary Gap’. Currently, I am a columnist for both TES and Teach Secondary magazine. I work for an educational charity focused on breaking the link between parental income and educational outcomes. I am a ResearchED Trustee & a member of the Chartered College of Teaching Impact Journal board.

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