Posts Tagged ‘parents’

The Road

Monday, January 11th, 2010

My sons are far better read in contemporary literature than I am, and if it were not for their frequent references to the power of More

Hidden Connections

Sunday, December 6th, 2009

Seeing Clearly “Education is the ability to perceive the hidden connections between phenomena,” wrote Vaclav Havel the President of the Czech Republic, a man once More

Buying Votes

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009

Failure of leadership William Hogarth’s set of four satirical cartoons, Canvassing for Votes, published in 1758, showed prospective parliamentary candidates pouring beer down the throats More

Parents

Thursday, October 1st, 2009

Going on with your own education Whether Ed Balls at the Labour Party Conference, calling for greater parental support to improve the behaviour of young More

Intergenerational Learning

Friday, July 24th, 2009

Wisdom that can’t be taught There is a new word being heard around the block – internship.  Traditionally it meant newly-qualified medical graduates understudying experienced More

Good old Common Sense

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009

Sometimes it takes far too long for me to pick up a gem.  The gem that struck me so strongly last evening was contained in More

What Goes Around Comes Around

Thursday, February 12th, 2009

It is said that there is really nothing new in the world, and that which comes around once will inevitably come around again.  Most of More