Category Archives: Education

A Golden Age?

Posted on August 25, 2015 by fluter1

Those of my generation, born during the war years, lived through a Golden Age, a period of peace, and though we did not perhaps realise it at the time, one of relative and rising prosperity. On a teacher’s salary my … Continue reading →

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Relativism Unrestrained!

Posted on March 25, 2012 by fluter1

When I was a child I was told that it was easy to judge music. “Great music” was written by “great composers” who were all male, German and dead! Great composers wrote symphonies, lesser ones didn’t, so while Beethoven was … Continue reading →

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A Raspberry for Schools

Posted on February 29, 2012 by fluter1

Today sees the launch of a tiny new computer, called with maybe tongue in cheek, the Raspberry Pi, tiny and without screen or keyboard, it has one characteristic lacking in almost every desktop: it can be programmed! Yes, it can … Continue reading →

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