Making Kids Cleverer by David Didau

I have thoroughly enjoyed all of Didau’s books- they are invariably thought-provoking yet written with an extraordinary clarity of thought. So, I was very excited about this new publication. Whilst waiting for my copy I listened to Didau on the Craig Barton podcast and loved the clarity of his arguments. There was a wonderful exchange

Blueprint: How DNA Makes us Who We Are by Robert Plomin

This is a fascinating if controversial book. Plomin argues that we underestimate the importance of DNA. His work looks at correlations between DNA and certain aspects of our lives. He argues that the impact of our DNA is much more than commonly assumed, particularly in terms of how people learn. That is partly because it