Private Schools and Private Tutors
I have nothing against private tutors – let me say that straight out. But I think without openness in the communications between tutor, child, parent and school everyone suffers significant problems for schools, parents and children. Equally The Problem for the School Heads of Department, in fact private schools in general, draw a...
Magnetism
I liked seeing this and this together
The Monk and the Fish
Micheal Dudok De Wit‘s rather beautiful The Monk and the Fish via OpenCulture.
Character Building 2.0
Character building in the UK, I think, needs a little bit of an upgrade. Part of that means having a clearer idea of what we’re trying to build. Character building 1.0 & The Welsh 3000s Currently, character building is a euphemism for any experience that is uniformly dreadful and unrewarding. One example, from my childhood,...
Merry Christmas – Go tell it on the mountain!
Made me laugh.
Doodling Fibonacci – Spirals, Flowers and Pine Cones
Vi Hart is fast becoming a personal hero. Can’t wait for the next in the series.
Pericles, or Why the Ancient Greeks deserve study
Yesterday, I had another one of those conversations about classics. Anyone who studied Latin, Greek or both to any level will have had something similar. “Really, ancient Greek? Wow. What’s the point of that? I mean, I’m sure it’s interesting but why bother? What jobs does it set you up for?” Everyone who...
Dear Art World
Like this from William Powhida. [thanks brainpickings]
Personal sharing – this is for me, not you
So, what we’re seeing isn’t the expansion of our social network; it’s the shrinking of what and who we care about. My Facebook feed is full of what friends are listening to, what friends are reading, etc. And frankly, I don’t give a damn. I would care if they told me personally; I’d even care […]
A flowchart for motivation
More from Mr Pink. Would be interesting to make a quick taxonomy of school behaviours that benefit from a carrot-and-stick approach.