by Evan Dwan | May 15, 2020 | News |
When she was really young, Eleanor Roosevelt, with her family, set sail on a ship called the Britannica. It was a foggy day as they moved out from New York harbour. Ships could be heard in the distance but not seen, because of the weather. Suddenly there erupted an...
by Evan Dwan | May 11, 2020 | News |
“Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile” – Albert Einstein Albert Einstein was born to think. He loved coming up with new ideas and imagining new possibilities. He once said that a new idea must seem a little crazy, otherwise it is not really new, or...
by Evan Dwan | May 11, 2020 | News |
Circe had told Odysseus about the sirens. No one who heard their song had survived. Through their music the sirens lured passing sailors to their deaths as they passed by. As they sailed, an island appeared on the horizon and the sound of sweet music began to slowly...
by Evan Dwan | May 10, 2020 | News |
In the book, Place-based learning in the global age, Gregory Smith talks about a social movement called ‘The new localism’ that has emerged as a result of the disruption of traditional community life that came about as a result of economic development. This movement...
by Evan Dwan | May 10, 2020 | News |
In a recent article in the Economist I read that young children should be the first to return to school after the Covid-19 pandemic on the basis that they are not yet capable of self-directed learning. This is quite ironic – young infants, arguably, are the most...
