The Grapes of Learning
My grandfather grew grapes. Each Summer I stayed with him for a few weeks and amongst many compelling (to a young lad) grandfatherly tasks, [...]
Drill and Practice
Drill & Practice When my son was 5 years old I decided it was high time he learned how to use an electric drill. [...]
When Not to Coach
When Not to Coach I'm sitting with my father. He's 93. Health failing but still fighting. Maybe you've been there - That time [...]
Website Update
I'll be updating Thinking Classroom over the next few months, so the site might be a bit clunky for a while. The same content is [...]
Enemy of the Good
Le meglio è l'inimico del bene (Italian proverb). Perfect is the enemy of the good. I first heard this phrase only last week during an [...]
STAMP out Fake News
I read online this morning that the war in Ukraine might not be real. Thankfully each instance of 'evidence' supporting this view was easily [...]
The School of War
War raged all around but in the middle of it stood the school: peaceful and undamaged. While the bombs dropped and the soldiers fell, the [...]
Thinking Through Peace
Two starving children; only one orange. What happens? The Mémorial de Caen commemorates the WW2 Battle for Caen and, more generally, the fragility of 20th [...]
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The Grapes of Learning
My grandfather grew grapes. Each Summer I stayed with [...]
Drill and Practice
Drill & Practice When my son was 5 years [...]
When Not to Coach
When Not to Coach I'm sitting with my [...]
Website Update
I'll be updating Thinking Classroom over the next few months, [...]
Enemy of the Good
Le meglio è l'inimico del bene (Italian proverb). Perfect is [...]
STAMP out Fake News
I read online this morning that the war in [...]