The Old School Tie?
Old Boy (name still used for alumni of British
independent schools) of a well-known school at which I was teaching, recounting that when he
Sport and co-curricular in independent schools
There is no doubt that independent schools offer excellent tuition, coaching and facilities. This is particularly the case in full...
Out with the new and in with the old
The GCSE exams taken by British pupils at age 16 have been reformed by HM Government; this first major overhaul of the exams since their...
Homesickness can be cured
Homesickness among students at boarding schools is not a new phenomenon. Charles Dickens famously chronicled the plight of homesick...
Time for T when London's calling
A family's recent visit to my office reminded me that not all Hong Kong families are looking for boarding schools for their children....
Learning to embrace tutoring
When I was teaching I had two massive objections to the idea of students being tutored. First of all, there was nothing worse than trying...
When the going gets tough
Working in the world of education means that you're constantly surrounded by buzz words and ideas - and not just from the mouths of pupi
Bullying, burgers and the blues
Three of the most common things local families ask me about (when considering UK schools for their children) are bullying, school food...
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著名教育家Ken Robinsons說過，完成了一件工作，並不代表履行了一件工作。一個老師在某個課室內正在教書，但如果那個課室內的學生，根本沒有一個學到任何東西，這位老師也只是「完成」了教育的工作，而並沒有「履行」到這項職責。這便是finish和fulfill的分別。...
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