by admin | Sep 2, 2024 | Education Articles
We may have come across the following scenario before: Two brothers were raised by an alcoholic father. One grew up to be an alcoholic and when asked why, he said, “I watched my father”. The other grew up and never drunk alcohol once and when asked why, he said, “I...
by admin | Sep 2, 2024 | Sports Articles
IN 2014 a Mathematician calculated that there are 177,147 ways to tie a tie, although he did admit that “I have tried 10 or 20 of them, and most of them to be quite honest look kind of awkward.” In 1840, American humourist Seba Smith wrote in a short story ‘The...
by admin | Sep 2, 2024 | Sports Articles
EGO must go! That is the short answer to the as-yet unposed question. It is directed at school sport coaches, in particular those external coaches. While we do well to note the commendable comments made by one Head recently to parents before a series of derby...
by admin | Sep 2, 2024 | Sports Articles
IT will probably have escaped the attention of all but the most astute, kindest and most fun-loving among us (including this writer, who, however, is mightily grateful for the information — as is his hound) but it was International Dog Day this past week – the fact...
by admin | Aug 8, 2024 | Education Articles
Speech days or nights are not the favourite occasions for the vast majority of pupils, in particular those who do not receive a prize. It is an exercise of their patience as well as many other things to have to watch their gifted friends go up and receive prize after...
