In Shakespeare’s King Lear, when Edmund realises his villainous acts have returned to haunt him, he says, ‘The wheel is come full circle, I am here.’ (5, iii, 171) As an extremely motivated mature aged graduate, I had quite a bit…
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Raising Poor Spellers
Having spent 30 years passionately working in education and publishing, I am appalled at my capacity to succumb to the seduction of technology, and the self-inflicted embarrassment I suffer as a result. My personal library is home to hundreds of articles…
Safe Schools NO MORE
Has the National Safe Schools Framework been sabotaged? Schools are places of learning for students and also the workplace of teachers. Parents place their trust in schools, expecting a duty of care will be provided and their children educated to the highest…
Friends
‘Everyone is a friend’. This was one of two rules displayed in my classroom during my first year as a primary school teacher. I firmly believed that all of my students were capable of having a friendship with one another…
Come to the Edge
Do motivational quotes interest you? I have to admit, I’m a bit taken by them. Having read hundreds, there is one in particular that I am fond of: ‘Come to the edge,’ he said. They said, ‘We are afraid’. ‘Come to…