"Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn" - a quote often misattributed to Benjamin Franklin - is an ancient Chinese proverb as relevant today as it was two thousand years ago.
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When I was in Year 2, my teacher - the brilliant Mrs Walker - told me a fib that chilled me to the bone.
The Government has been hacking back creativity like a logger with a chainsaw. Yet, the world needs its artists, poets and musicians to add colour and humanity in an otherwise formulaic world.
It's MEET ME MONDAY, so today I'd like to talk about a comic strip that I loved as a kid (and whose protagonist, ironically, doesn't like Mondays). I was obsessed with 'Garfield' and I would trawl through charity shops to find the next book in the series to enjoy.
As it's World Poetry Day today, I thought I'd share a poem I wrote when I was 10 years old! I was always a happy child, I promise! 🤣
Whether you're a home-school veteran or just while the schools are closed, make it a success with these top tips.
Taking full advantage of the beautiful Indian Summer, I decided to visit Cissbury Ring at Worthing. It's one of the biggest hillforts in Europe, but I mostly enjoyed the wild ponies roaming the land.
As it's International Literacy Day, I thought I'd share a book that I've just finished reading. It's 'The Wreck of the Zanzibar' by Michael Morpurgo.
It's been a while since I've seen a donkey in real life. I'm going to say it... it's been donkeys years! *Bad Pun Alert*
