It’s amazing what you think about when you have time on your hands, when you have a leisurely shower because no-one is waiting for you and you don’t have to be anywhere. This morning my thoughts turned to cynicism. When did people stop just enjoying something? Why do some people have to knock everything just… Continue reading
I’ve been putting off writing my account of our crossing of the Atlantic aboard Queen Mary 2 as I’m not convinced it will be terribly interesting. The greatest pleasure of the crossing was the fact that we did very little for seven days, so my blog post would be something along the following lines. Day… Continue reading
I asked Grade 9 today to respond to a series of thought-provoking questions. I did this as I believe that students really do not know how to think. I have no interest in teaching my students what to think, but they do need to know how to think, and as it’s a skill just like… Continue reading
