Authority, class and race in schools
Teachers are not infallible, assuming they are puts vulnerable children at risk.
Stories about children
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Making time for the essential
It’s easy to fill our days with items from our todo list but how much on them is what is essential in the long term?
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She’s dead but she’s still on my phone
Her number is still in my phone but if I call her she won’t answer. She’s dead. It’s still fairly recent. Within the last 7 days. I spoke to her husband only today on the playground and we mentioned the funeral next week. He said it was kind of us to come. Is it? I […]
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How having a live-in nanny helps you have it all.
“How the hell did you do it [with 2 young children]?” “Because I could afford to have childcare at home.” When I heard the above exchange on an old episode of Desert Island Discs, I thought five things in quick succession. How refreshing. Finally a high profile and accomplished woman who doesn’t pretend that they […]