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Dare to be Different: Teach C17th Skills not C21st Fads

It's becoming harder and harder for independent schools to stand out from the crowd. Unless a school is truly a…

7 years ago

A Performance of Henry V at Stratford-upon-Avon

When Lawrence Olivier produced Henry V toward the end of World War II it was partly funded by the government…

8 years ago

Epitaph on a Tyrant

Epitaph on a Tyrant Perfection, of a kind, was what he was after, And the poetry he invented was easy…

8 years ago

Time to Make it Happen

I did not attend the NAIS Annual Conference this year - first time for many years - so I don't…

8 years ago

From Rage And Grief To Action: What We Need To Do Now

Guest Post by Susan Scheid Writing in the Washington Post today, Fareed Zakaria weighs in once again, as many already…

8 years ago

The Headship: History Matters

Ok - so you wanted to be a head of school and you applied for a job and then you…

8 years ago

Teaching the Election: Clinton v. Trump: What are the Plans at Your School?

As we head into Back-To-School season, what are your school's plans for teaching the 2016 presidential election? Seems to me…

8 years ago

Unreal City: November 11th 1919

London on November 11th 1919 - a two minute silence at 11 o'clock to observe the first anniversary of the…

9 years ago

“Let’s Make It”: Education Comes Full Circle

Unless the mass of workers are to be blind cogs and pinions in the apparatus they employ, they must have…

9 years ago

To Kill a Mockingbird on Trial

I haven't read Go Set a Watchman and I'm not sure I will. I did read the first chapter in…

9 years ago

The Night Mail

This is the Night Mail crossing the border, Bringing the cheque and the postal order, Letters for the rich, letters…

10 years ago

Have Courage: The Letter from Birmingham Jail

The Letter from Birmingham Jail One of the most resounding rebukes in history. And as you read you can hear…

10 years ago

Modern Learning and the Shock of the New

Here's something terrific for free: It's an E-book of great articles from the always useful Educating Modern Learners, an online…

10 years ago

The Christmas Truce: “A Day of Perfect Peace”

This well outfitted German trench has a lighted Christmas tree and soldiers celebrating with music and sausages! It's true -…

10 years ago

Operation War Diary: Backward men and awkward horses

For anyone with even a passing interest in the First World War here is an unparalleled opportunity: Operation War Diary.…

11 years ago