One childhood ritual during the days between Christmas and the return to school was the day trip to London. The…
When I was in the emergency room last year having busted my elbow, a nurse asked whether I had ever…
In his day, the Soviet poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko' was something of an international rock star whose readings could fill sports…
This tweet about toasting marshmallows on a fire stoked with Harry Potters brought to mind an odd incident from my…
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And the #1956Club is open for business and this time I'm joining and you can too.. I'm old enough to…
This is a follow-up to The Queen of Mean and one of a series about Headlands Grammar School and what…
When Senior Mistress Miss A. Jacob retired from Headlands School Mr.Magson had this to say in the school magazine: Two…
Everyone who ever had Merv Comrie as a teacher at Headlands has a story to tell. Merv left an indelible…
Before I learned to be afraid of Miss Jacob I was terrified by Miss Almond. First week, first form at…
The schools we attend and work in help shape the people we become. Seven of my sixty plus years in…
It's a late afternoon on a winter Saturday of my childhood. And that means the big Ferguson radio - the…
When a re-wired, pack-rat educator takes a deep dive in the basement there's no telling what she will find in…
The NAIS Annual People Of Color Conference opens this week in Atlanta. It will draw independent educators from across the country. They…
What does innovation in education look like to you? This question and What does innovation in education look like around…