Children teaching street children in Calcutta
In Sanjeev Bhaskar's interesting BBC2 series on his travels in India he visited a girl's school in Calcutta where the children teach street children - in school. There was a wonderful ...
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Physical work is tiring – fact!
OK - I have to admit that sitting around in front of a PC when I am not with a group of people is my normal work pattern. Today however, ...
A school in the shape of the globe
I spent the weekend with my daughter in Cardiff - the capital of Wales. By the way do you know what the capital of Wales was 50 years ago? (answer at ...
How did you learn to manage your finances?
Last night I watched a programme where a financial adviser taught a group of 14-15 year olds basic financial management skills. He set them the task of finding the best product ...
Young people and respect – a WW1 perspective
Around the 90th anniversary of the Battle of Paschendaele in the First World War there has been a lot of related TV items here. On the news last night the reporter ...
The importance of education
There are many ways to learn ... and this story from Steve Olson made me smile ( link below). I have worked with many people whose school experience was not positive ...
Sore throats and exam fever
When my daughter was sitting her Standard Grades a few years ago she was felled with a very sore throat. We whisked her to the doctor who gave her a ...
Exam stresses
When I have been out and about over the past week I have been aware of young - school age - people being around during school time which is a ...
Learning to live with diabetes
My daughter was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when she was 11. Our family are passionate about supporting the research into the condition as we believe that the cure is ...
