DELETE THE ELITE

DELETE THE ELITE

Wayne Goldsmith was the Australian physiologist who in 1992 was tasked to identify talented athletes and pull them into high performance programmes to prepare them for the Sydney Olympics in 2000. In a fascinating podcast, he shared his very important conclusion that...
A CROSS TO BEAR

A CROSS TO BEAR

It is uncanny how anagrams can have such close correlations to each other and mean almost the same thing! We may be familiar with (and be amazed by) the fact that the anagram of ‘Election Results’ is “Lies! Let’s recount’! Of more relevance to this article, we may...
WHEN GOOD IS BAD

WHEN GOOD IS BAD

A long time ago, a teacher was trying desperately hard to enthuse his Form One English class (slower set) about the exciting thriller book they were reading together yet there seemed to be little connection or enjoyment from among the small group of pupils. When they...
PILGRIM’S PROGRESS OR SPORTMAN’S SUCCESS

PILGRIM’S PROGRESS OR SPORTMAN’S SUCCESS

Almost four hundred years ago, while he was confined to prison for twelve years, John Bunyan wrote what some believe was the first book written in English, namely The Pilgrim’s Progress (with the added ‘From this world to that which is to come’). It has been...
A SACK RACE OR SACRIFICE

A SACK RACE OR SACRIFICE

Have we ever wondered why junior schools have a sack race at their Sports Days? It is not exactly the most attractive of sights, seeing people lurch, hop, bounce, fall, tumble down the track; indeed, it is similar to watching a beginner do the butterfly stroke in...