Category Archives: education

Thornhill Road School: my first day in 1949

Posted on April 2, 2020 by

My first day in infant school in 1949 wasn’t the best. I wasn’t used to being bullied by adults. My two older brothers had told me horror stories in our shared bedroom. “You have to obey orders straight away… if … Continue reading →

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Washing on the Front Room Table

Posted on March 29, 2020 by

Just before bedtime, We boys had to be washed The bowl of hot water, soap, flannel and towel On the table, waiting for each boy Dad would select one of us Never the same one twice, in line A soaped … Continue reading →

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Wittgenstein as a school teacher

Posted on February 17, 2020 by

Jonathan Rée writes insightfully about Wittgenstein’s life and work, but he does skate over one crucial detail (LRB, 21 November). After six years working in village schools in the Austrian Alps, Rée remarks, Wittgenstein ‘gave up teaching and returned to … Continue reading →

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Always listen to teacher

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Education divides society by wealth

Posted on January 27, 2020 by

Economists have found that many elite US universities – including Brown, Dartmouth, Penn, Princeton, and Yale – take more students from the top 1% of the income distribution than from the bottom 60%. To achieve a position in the top … Continue reading →

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A designer present for Facebook enthusiasts

Posted on January 20, 2020 by

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When injustice is self imposed

Posted on December 18, 2019 by

Who would have believed the Tories winning the election by a thumping majority after all that they did over the last ten years? Yes, I acknowledge that Corbyn didn’t turn out to be the Leader I expected when he took … Continue reading →

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