I may be overthinking things at the moment. Today, I saw a boy sitting alone with his hands holding his head. He’s anxious. He’s stressed. He’s lonely. Of course, I don’t actually know what’s up with him, but that’s what is going through my mind. Life can be hard, and I assume this is another […]
I was recently asked, “What do you regret most in life?” It is the sort of question that young people often ask old people. So, my first thought was…damn it, I’m getting old! I didn’t have a good answer then, but here’s what I might have said if I had more time to think about […]
I met up with an old friend last week for coffee (actually, he’s not that old; it’s our friendship that’s old), and we talked about someone we both knew from our school days who is very successful and a bit of a big shot (as it were). And I said to my friend, “But you’re […]
A To-Doom List I have a bittersweet relationship with To-Do lists. On the one hand, how else would I remember to pick up some milk and cereal on the way home, buy that birthday card, or pick up that stuff for the kids? And how could I possibly get any work done without that list of […]
For years, my kids have just got on with school. They’ve never really questioned it, and I honestly think they quite enjoy it. But if I left them in bed one morning, they would just thank me. “Why can’t we start the day a bit later?” they grumbled this week. It’s the end of the […]
“How’s your grad speech going?” I’m not sure what other people do when they are asked to write a speech, but I find it takes way more time than I have, way more coffee and wine than is healthy, and way more stress and anxiety than I ever expected (even though it was the same […]
Dear fellow stumblers For my first Serendipities eBook, I have pulled together previous articles I have shared on the challenges of education reform and why I think it has a “Wizard of Oz problem” – a problem that needs more brain, more heart, and more courage! If you would like a copy, just send me […]
I spent some holiday time on the Jurassic Coast this week looking for dinosaur fossils. It was a wonderfully terrible endeavour. It was wonderful because we were joined by much of my extended (and eclectic) family. It was terrible because the weather was predictably cold, wet, and windy, making me grumpy. My parents often took […]
A Little Bit of Struggle I popped in to see how my daughter was getting on with some maths home learning this week. She was stooped over her laptop, hands up against her head, and she was clearly struggling. She looked up at me, grimacing, and I immediately wanted to go over and help her […]
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