Self-Dieting
This notion of mental vigilance is empowering, as it encourages a holistic awareness of what information and ideas we allow ourselves to consume.
Read More‘Get Busy Living’
When I see this tree from my train, it recalls these cinematic trees, and the narratives of loss and life bound up in their symbolism.
Read More‘Thank You’
I have my GCSE and A Level students to thank for this practice being on my mind.
Read MoreA Very Fine Thing
There is something particularly refined about a marriage that has lasted half a century.
Read More'No One’s Coming'
The path of self-reliance is the only truly reliable one.
Read MoreSay It Crisply
This process of refinement - self-editing - is one of the most valuable any writer can undertake.
Read MoreOn Mastery
Mastery is a mining of the self.
Read MoreCalling All Eves
Pay attention. Women are leading. Calling all Eves.
Read More'Sic Semper Tyrannis'
The phrase means ‘thus always to tyrants’, suggesting bad outcomes always befall tyrannical rulers.
Read More2020: An End and a Start
Four Quartets is considered Eliot’s masterpiece, and its final lines suggest the culmination of his life’s work in this contribution: Life can be purified in the present.
Read MoreMerry Little Christmas
As the song imparts, the ‘muddle’ doesn’t preclude the ‘merry’; it necessitates it.
Read More'Expect the Unexpected': Oxford Interview Tips
Guest post by Tabi Brewster, reading English Language and Literature at Pembroke College, Oxford.
Read MoreOn Heroism
Healthcare professionals face peril with courage daily, but this heroism is so invisible that it has become inconceivable.
Read MoreThe 5-Point Narrative: How to Plot a Short Story
Once the basic structure of a story is outlined, the writer is free to imagine and inscribe the rich detail that will enhance the storytelling and boost the performance of their work.
Read MoreWhy We Wear Masks
As a society, we rely on brave people to wear masks, so the rest of us have the choice - to liberate, respect and protect ourselves and others with this gesture.
#HappyHalloween #AllHallowsEve #AllSaintsEve #WearAMask #MaskUp
Scaffolding and the Structure of Thought
This structural engagement is a form of ‘cognitive apprenticeship’ in which thinking is made visible to support understanding and mastery.
Read More#BLM Reading Initiative: Michelle Obama, Becoming (2018)
In the study of philosophy, ‘becoming’ is the process or state of change in a being, implying movement and evolution in time and space.
Read MoreAssessment for Learning (AFL): A Case Study
Monitoring progress during learning encourages a culture of reflection, creates responsible and resilient learners, and produces visible results.
Read MoreSEE: Visual Cues for Teaching and Learning PEA
Automating this structuring skill lightens the cognitive load for students during writing, and visual cues can aid in developing that automation.
Read MoreState Your Person: 5 Action Points for an Outstanding Personal Statement
The impression the statement gives is the end product, and these efforts will help to ensure the force and success of that impression.
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