Bright Horizons
Bright Horizons A few days ago I had a chuckle over this piece by a political sketch writer.“the experts have got it the wrong way round. Look at the figures.…
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24 October 2020
UNIFORMS
Form 1G, Acklam Hall Grammar School 1958-59; form master Mr Gaskill; That's me, 4th left back row Uniforms What did you dream about when you were young? What were your…
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18 October 2020
If a Job’s Worth Doing . . .
If a Job's Worth Doing . . . I advertised conference in my last post. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did. The stand-out speaker for me…
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9 October 2020
The Voice of My Servants
The Voice of My Servants The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has another virtual world conference this weekend. Millions around the world will spend ten hours viewing five…
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2 October 2020
The Few
THE FEW Have you ever felt unimportant? Thought that if you ceased to exist or had never existed no one would notice? Imagined yourself a tiny speck in an infinite…
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28 September 2020
Art Student Posing
My Minimalist Period
Which Science?
Which Science? The continuing Covid Crisis triggers many thoughts. We are repeatedly told that the government is “following the science”, to which I want to ask “which science?” Other countries…
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12 September 2020
Collars & Ties
I have a confession to make: I hate ties! I dislike wearing a tie and always have done, from my first school uniform at age eleven to the present day.…
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6 September 2020
To Mask Or Not To Mask
Years ago, when David Blunkett was Minister of Education, I heard him in Any Questions on the radio. The panel was discussing school discipline and how it should be handled.…
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30 August 2020
My Blog
This message is mainly for those who may have seen one of two of my recent messages in Facebook, and may therefore see this. I've also sent it in an…
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28 August 2020