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Why do so many of the guests on BBC Radio 4s “Desert Island Discs” talk about distressing and shocking experience of school? Why do so many who will never achieve prominence or celebrity status also do likewise? “Is it because … Continue reading
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We’re big fans of the BBC and of Radio 4, whose coverage of the arts, education, politics and current affairs is often superb. As we all know, it’s impossible to please all of the people all of the time, and … Continue reading
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Today the mid and southern parts of England and Wales are feeling the effects of the “St. Jude” storm, with power cables broken, trees uprooted and general chaos happening across the nation. In the main, children are on their half-term … Continue reading
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How many of us love a good read? When teaching a child to read, what are we aiming to do – equip them with a key skill for life or encourage a love of reading? Obviously both are important. What … Continue reading
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Yesterday we spent some enjoyable time in the centre of London visiting the Royal Society for the Encouragement of the Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) for one of their lunchtime lectures. These are free lectures and can often provide an … Continue reading
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Being long-standing listeners of Radio Four’s “Desert Island Discs” we’ve spent many an hour listening to various “islanders” talking about their lives and their favourite pieces of music. Within this programme there’s humour, empathy, enlightened attitudes, intelligent thought, humility – … Continue reading
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Hilary seems like a decent and interesting person. Apparently she’s one of the multi-millionaire panel members on a television programme called ‘Dragon’s Den’. She’s typecast, obviously, but she seems down to earth, plain-spoken, intelligent and extremely astute. She’s led an … Continue reading
Recently we wrote about Yoko Ono, explaining that in our opinion, she demonstrated many of the facets of what it is to be a multi-intelligent human being. She is thoughtful, spiritual, creative, philosophical and appears to be very knowledgeable of … Continue reading
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