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Gulf News – Article Number One 25 Aug 2013 | 04:36 pm
Following my interview, published a couple of weeks ago, I was invited to write a series of 7 weekly articles for the Gulf News newspaper Education Supplement looking at various aspects related to edu...
Mandela 9 Aug 2013 | 05:02 pm
As the world contemplates a future without Madiba, I had the urge to share one of my all time favourite quotes attributed to him. it’s not a political quote, rather, to me it’s one that goes to the ro...
Gulf News Interview 5 Aug 2013 | 04:42 pm
Here’s my interview that appeared in yesterday’s Gulf News, Education supplement. This is to be followed by seven articles over coming weeks that will generally be targeted at students of Class 9 and ...
Brain Science – Impact for Educators 2 Aug 2013 | 02:47 pm
Here’s an interesting video from TedXBoston; Watching it got me thinking about how the ‘learning industry (what education should be) is going to need to recalibrate and rethink how it does what it do...
Yep, Just Like That 2 Aug 2013 | 01:42 pm
Sharing this morning an amusing cartoon strip about how life can be for us tall people – the long streaks! Mashable – Cartoon Strip – Pros and Cons of Being Tall
House Plants for Clean Air 31 Jul 2013 | 09:46 pm
here’s a good short article that shares the evidence for something I’ve long believed – house plants clean the air. I think this is especially important in new homes where new furniture and fittings l...
IT in Education – It’s Not All Good 24 Jul 2013 | 01:12 am
Diane Ravitch has been a powerful voice in education in the US over the last few years, so i was interested to read her perspective on the risks and ills associated with the rapid inroads being made b...
Defending the Innocence of Childhood 23 Jul 2013 | 02:36 pm
Richie Parker’s story that I posted a little earlier is truly inspiring and the “everything’s gonna be alright” message is a nice feeling to have. However, then you come across things like the video ...
Richie Parker – Inspiration 23 Jul 2013 | 10:34 am
You get up in the morning, maybe feeling a bit under the weather, not 100% well – then you see something like this and you know, Bob Marley was right:- “Don’t worry about a thing, ‘Cause every littl...
Hearts & Minds, Not Widgets 22 Jul 2013 | 08:30 pm
This graphic I came across recently reminded me of a blog post by Seth Godin in which he talked about the different attributes required of a leader in any field where creativity is required. He talked...
