No gimmicks – this is my Mothers’ Day Special, and I really am going to tell you how to make the perfect cup of tea! Firstly, for the best product, you need the best raw ingredient: Dilmah Single Origin Pure Ceylon Tea. Make sure you get Loose Tea, not teabags, although it is a little harder … Continue reading
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Education: What’s the minimum?
No, my question is not “What’s the minimum amount of education you can possibly get, and how do you avoid getting any more?”! My question has to do with what must surely be one of the silliest debates in education history – the debate over what everybody should be taught. A very modern concern, one that … Continue reading
Education: What we hold dear
I wish I could remember exactly how my father instilled in me his deep revulsion for statism in all its forms. I think it was just an ongoing process of life and conversation. Although he was well known for his prowess as a talker – he could rave for hours – I certainly don’t think … Continue reading
Education: What works
If there’s one thing I like about daylight saving time, it’s the end of it: that night of nights when I can stay up until one o’clock reading, and then put the clock back to midnight and go to bed with a perfectly clear conscience. And get up the next morning at half past seven … Continue reading
Education: What’s authentic
Last time I tried to argue that education not only should, but inevitably must, be about what is most important to us. I want to continue by suggesting that it should not only be about what is important, but authentically so. That is, once we have identified what is most important, we need to pursue … Continue reading
Education: What’s most important
Enough negativity. It’s time I began a new series focusing on the positive, on what education really is, or should be. I’m trembling at the prospect.. and it serves me right. Always so much easier to carp and criticize. I feel like Job when he said “I have uttered what I did not understand, things … Continue reading
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