The Hidden Relevance of Education: Part 1
Part 1: Jigsaw Joan’s Little Lesson Watching my toddler giggling happily as he completed his Paw Patrol jigsaw, I fell to musing on...
Part 1: Jigsaw Joan’s Little Lesson Watching my toddler giggling happily as he completed his Paw Patrol jigsaw, I fell to musing on...
“Remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see and wonder about what makes the universe...
The Human Heart of Myth part IV
The Perennial Quest Part II A modern observer might raise an eyebrow or even laugh at this notion. How can a half-man bull, or half-bull...
The Subject and its Beginnings “We consider that geographical investigation, as much as any other subject, to be a valid concern for the...
Well, the Tea-Drinkers are obviously the English. Our famous stereotype as tea sippers and samplers even made it into Asterix, although...
Euripides, Hippolytus When I was an undergraduate and studying this play as a set text for one of my Finals’ papers, I had to answer the...
This may sound a little like an oxymoron at first glance. But put another way, is the best way to deliver the syllabus really just...
Chapter V – Kinaesthetic Learning Okay, you say, now she’s really lost it, how can Latin, Greek, and Classics a. offer material for...
Chapter IV – Auditory Learning, Speaking, and Aural Activities Hmm, at first the notion of Latin and ancient Greek offering material for...
‘Thinking is Difficult, that's why most people judge.’ Seeing this quotation from Karl Jung on LinkedIn a couple of days ago (the time...
Hello all, and welcome to the third chapter in the series Latin, Classics, and Learning Styles. I apologise for the lateness of this...
How is one to make Classics seem inclusive, accessible, and relevant? How to define useful and relevant in education are topics I have...
Introduction Some of you who read this will already know that I love my subject Classics: Latin, Greek, Classical Civilization, and...
Leaders should lead by example, namely, governments rule in the interests of their people and the values and that the people wish them to...
This trend in research on leadership was noted by Yusuf M. Sidani of the Olayan School of Business in his 2014 article in the Journal of...
"It's a blessing when you have a like-minded group to support you. One that gets the challenges you face, offers support and advice and...
Recently, I have seen the term skill-based curriculum a lot. But what does it mean? I found various definitions in my search, but...
Einstein and the ancients might initially seem like an odd juxtaposition, science legend Einstein and thinkers of the ancient world....
Comedy and Critical Thinking 'Oh yeah, well that was nothing like a good...' *sigh* a jibe I hear all the time in response to my puns....