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Reflections on Learning

“In university they don’t tell you that the greater part of the law is learning to tolerate fools.” – Doris Lessing The greatest sign of success for a teacher… is to be able to say, ‘The children are now working as … Continue reading

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Reflections on Learning

That is what learning is. You suddenly understand something you’ve understood all your life, but in a new way. —  Doris Lessing It has always seemed strange to me that in our endless discussions about education so little stress is laid … Continue reading

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Black Death

You’re listening to the residents, who are saying what they’re saying, “Stop it. You’re killing him. Are you going to just allow this to happen? Take his pulse,” and so forth. So, you’re hearing all of that. There is another … Continue reading

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In Front of My Eyes

I can’t tell you what woke me up, but I woke up in the middle of the night—it was like midnight, one in the morning—and I got on Facebook, and I saw this video and this warning of how graphic … Continue reading

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Freedom

I wish that every human life might be pure transparent freedom – Simone DeBeauvoir The ceiling isn’t glass; it’s a very dense layer of men.–Anne Jardim The mistake a lot of politicians make is in forgetting they’ve been appointed and thinking … Continue reading

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