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 [...]
Thinking Through War
I'm sitting with my father watching the television as Russian tanks roll into Ukraine. He was 11 in 1939 when Chamberlain announced war. He tells [...]
Weary, Exhausted AND Effective
Ministry of Learning Briefing 02/22/A17: The Ministry of Learning would like to thank you for your dedication, resilience, creativity and problem solving over the last [...]
Effective Teachers Do These Three Things
...at least they did in 1999, according to Tim Brighouse, when I heard him talk about them. Do they still make sense, 23 years [...]
Conflict in School
As a child, I never saw my parents argue. One of my friends did. His parents I mean. Constantly. Looking back we both missed out. [...]
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EV Tales #3: How Many Charges North?
EV Tales #3: How Many Charges North? (Egham - North [...]
EV Tales #2: My Very First EV
EV Tales #2: My Very First EV Pre-delivery Sazia [...]
EV Tales #1: Why I Chose Electric
EV Tales #1: Why I Chose Electric My diesel is [...]
The Grapes of Learning
My grandfather grew grapes. Each Summer I stayed with [...]
The School of War – A Story of Conflict
I Do It For The Children I wrote 'The [...]
Drill and Practice
Drill & Practice When my son was 5 years [...]