Category Archives: education

Wittgenstein as a school teacher

Posted on February 17, 2020 by odeboyz

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

Posted on January 27, 2020 by odeboyz
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Education divides society by wealth

Posted on January 27, 2020 by odeboyz

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 odeboyz

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When injustice is self imposed

Posted on December 18, 2019 by odeboyz

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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A 70 year old lady applies to a university

Posted on December 12, 2019 by odeboyz

Interviewer: “I think it’s marvellous that you want to do a degree at 70 years old but I have a question. What’s your motivation?” Elderly candidate: “My husband has always dreamed of sleeping with a student.” Chris

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Toxic snobbery at Trinity College, Cambridge: 1970s

Posted on November 14, 2019 by odeboyz

Coleridge [was] invited by the master [of the college] to a meet-and-greet for the alumni of “top public schools” where champagne is served. It transpires there are two more parties, the second for those from lesser public schools and grammars, … Continue reading →

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A Russell Howard quip

Posted on November 11, 2019 by odeboyz

“Kids do really well in their A Levels, and how do we respond? ‘A’ levels are getting easier!’ In my day, you had to do 50 questions in a minute, and if you got one wrong, they killed your Dad!” … Continue reading →

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Chairing a School Exclusion Meeting

Posted on November 7, 2019 by odeboyz

Many of us have Chaired various meetings in the past, but I think one of the most testing; for me was when I was Chair of Governors at one of Harold Hill’s more notorious schools. Yes the school had a … Continue reading →

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Informal bonuses for teachers

Posted on October 17, 2019 by odeboyz
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