I find moving quickly exhilarating. Especially on water.
I have been fortunate as a teacher, examiner and inspector to be able to travel to various schools in different countries.
I delight in children’s desire for learning, for exploration and for answers, whether in upriver Borneo (moving quickly on water) or rural India. I find education fascinating, filled with beauty, transformation and extraordinary people.
Blue skies delight me, too.
One blue-sky day, however, still touches me with anger.
I had been teaching English at a school for nearly 2 years. A small staff, less than 35. Just over 400 students with an age range of 12 to 18.
It was a good school, nationally ranked in the top 10 performers.
It was non-selective. It did not single out kids because they had done well at primary school or they came from a certain background.
It did, however, stream students when they…
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