‘Curiosity killed the cat’ – who came up with that one? Poor cat. And how did curiosity end up with such a zoophobian reputation? What’s more relevant to the discussion is ‘what killed curiosity’? And how do we bring it back to life – back into our lives...
My dad taught me to shake hands firmly and look someone in the eye. It was a way to demonstrate respect. And, rather than teaching me simple human behaviours, my dad gave me the opportunity to demonstrate respect – he gave me the opportunity to develop an...
None of my friends are billionaires … so I’m not going to lose any friends by writing this blog. First: use ‘Time’ to understand what a billion is. A million seconds is 11.7 days. A billion seconds is 31.7 years. I remember teaching a year-ending Thematic class that...
A school principal should have strong principles. When you’re dealing with the health and safety of a whole community, alongside the responsibility of ensuring children have the opportunity to learn in a happy and challenging environment, in an engaging and meaningful...
I’ve read that 90% of what we teach/learn at school is a waste of time. I’m not going to quote/cite a specific article – but from my personal experience, I tend to agree. With the world changing so fast – society, technology, environment all on...
Climate change, social justice, CoVid, politics, education systems – now more than ever we need to adapt.‘Unprecedented’, ‘Difficult’, ‘Challenging’ … these are times of Opportunity. How we move through and beyond this period in history, and how we ‘bend’ in...
