http://distributedresearch.net/Linda/2009-04-16/britains-got-talent/ Informal learning, Internet technology and Action research Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:43:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://distributedresearch.net/Linda/2009-04-16/britains-got-talent/#comment-5640 Linda Fri, 17 Apr 2009 09:44:06 +0000 http://distributedresearch.net/Linda/?p=270#comment-5640 Hi Joanna, I'm sure you are right about Susan Boyle. She was a full time carer and that is certainly incompatible with a demanding career. That was a thoughtful article and I don't disagree with it. I'm just aware that having a 'gift' like hers is no guarantee of success. I hope she does do well and enjoys her celebrity. I suppose where I was going with this is the idea that these 'talents' are not so rare or extraordinary.Thousands of people make choices about what they do with their 'talent' and that choosing to keep it as something they do within their own small circle is not a waste but just a choice. (It might sometimes be a choice forced on them by circumstances, or made out of love, but still a choice.) Hi Joanna, I’m sure you are right about Susan Boyle. She was a full time carer and that is certainly incompatible with a demanding career. That was a thoughtful article and I don’t disagree with it. I’m just aware that having a ‘gift’ like hers is no guarantee of success. I hope she does do well and enjoys her celebrity.
I suppose where I was going with this is the idea that these ‘talents’ are not so rare or extraordinary.Thousands of people make choices about what they do with their ‘talent’ and that choosing to keep it as something they do within their own small circle is not a waste but just a choice. (It might sometimes be a choice forced on them by circumstances, or made out of love, but still a choice.)

]]> http://distributedresearch.net/Linda/2009-04-16/britains-got-talent/#comment-5637 Joanna Young Fri, 17 Apr 2009 06:32:35 +0000 http://distributedresearch.net/Linda/?p=270#comment-5637 Hi, I do agree with you about application, and the things you need to do to make use of your talent... I suppose my caveat would be the article I shared with you the other day about the quiet lives some people follow because of caring or other responsibilities - I know that may still be a choice, but it's not necessarily compatible with living life as an internationally renowned singer :-) I think what Susan Boyle was saying was that her time had now come - her responsibilities were behind her, and she was going to go out there and seize the chance. Hi, I do agree with you about application, and the things you need to do to make use of your talent… I suppose my caveat would be the article I shared with you the other day about the quiet lives some people follow because of caring or other responsibilities – I know that may still be a choice, but it’s not necessarily compatible with living life as an internationally renowned singer I think what Susan Boyle was saying was that her time had now come – her responsibilities were behind her, and she was going to go out there and seize the chance.

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