The First Word
In lieu of an
editorial
A First for
Nurturing Potential
We have included a book review in this
issue from Kate Norton of Bromley, Kent. (Click
here). Kate is 12
years old.
This makes her, by a good many years, the
youngest contributor to have graced our pages.
And before anyone thinks of accusing our
Editorial Board or editorial policy of any politically
incorrect behaviour in the form of ageism, let me hasten to
state that we have always welcomed contributions of any
kind, on any subject, from contributors of any age, race,
religion, nationality, height, weight, width and girth!
But we can only publish material as it is
offered to us, or as we may discover it elsewhere and
convince, cajole
or coerce its copyright owner to share it with us. In
this case we are indebted to our Arts Editor, Caroline
Jenner, for having recognised the talent of one of her
students, and then conceiving of the idea of having her
produce a review - as a sort of extra-curricular activity.
We hope this may encourage other
contributions from "minority groups", regardless of age,
weight, height, girth or any other consideration.
We also wish to acknowledge the input of
several new contributors as well as the return - albeit in
"brief" form - of two old friends. The latter,
providing two brief book reviews, are Penelope Waite who was
an occasional correspondent on educational subjects many
years ago, and Stephen Bray who was one of the original
editorial board members of Nurturing Potential and whose
contributions continue to be sorely missed.
And a grateful nod in the direction of Dr
Sarah Dixon and Patrick Zuluaga who have graciously
consented to our use of their previously published material
in the Business section of this issue. We are sure
this will not be the last we see of them!
Joe Sinclair
Managing Editor
Have a good
summer
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