Always a second too late – l’esprit de l’escalier

Have you ever had that feeling; you're arguing with someone. The argument finishes. You walk away. Up the stairs. And then, suddenly, you think of exactly what you should have said in the argument. Just a few minutes too late. The feeling that this awesome comic by Chaz Hutton shows so beautifully: https://www.instagram.com/p/BdV9ESkBmB0/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link It turns…

“If you stand for nothing Burr, what’ll you fall for?”

Powerful lines from Alexander Hamilton (the great Lin Manuel Miranda actually), to Aaron Burr. And that question is equally relevant to all of us. One of the things we spent a bunch of time thinking about at our step back was what we stand for. And what we don't. We've had "beliefs and behaviours" from…

Watching paint dry

It's hard to see kids grow every day...and yet, a year or two later, they are completely different.

Seeing clearly…

Anyone who knows me will also know the thick bottle-top glasses that always adorn my face. Vision, therefore, is, clearly, not my strong suit. This is true for both biological and metaphorical vision. There are big, blue sky thinkers, who can dream the unimaginable, and bring it to bear, the bearers of De Bono's famed yellow…

What Future For Education? – Week 1 Reflection

I'm taking an interesting MOOC run by the Institute of Education, and as a part of that, they ask you to maintain a weekly reflection journal. Aside from submitting it for peer review and a grade, I've decided to share it here too, in case anyone has thoughts, ideas or criticisms. Come join the discussion!…