Much ado about nothing

So, thank you, William Shakespeare (and his father and mother)! All will be well if we end this article well and show it is not much ado about nothing.
By Tim Middleton Dec. 8, 2024
Smart thinking
Smart thinking
Smart phones are all the ‘thing’; everyone must have one, even, it would seem, young children
By Tim Middleton Nov. 10, 2024
A cross to bear
That is where the treasure will be found.
By Tim Middleton Nov. 3, 2024
When good is bad
At the heart of connectivity are two of the essential five Cs of twenty-first century learning - communication and collaboration.
By Tim Middleton Oct. 27, 2024
It is all rather fishy
When it comes to stories about fish, we all know that they tend to be dubious and exaggerated; there is always something fishy about such!
By Tim Middleton Oct. 20, 2024
Unstoppable
However, words of a song (or from a teacher’s mouth), will not make them get started, let alone not stop.
By Tim Middleton Oct. 6, 2024
What the f is missing
The lie is missing the F. Education must bring life. Ten out of ten people need to know that.
By Tim Middleton Sep. 29, 2024
Lost or found
Too many children have been written off by society, by schools, by systems as being a lost cause.
By Tim Middleton Sep. 8, 2024
Upgraded!
WhatsApp would not change anything but What’s Up conceivably could. 
By Tim Middleton Sep. 1, 2024
What are you making?
Many children nowadays are quick to advise everyone they are bored — there is nothing to do. 
By Tim Middleton Aug. 25, 2024
Why not
Watch a toddler with this new-found ability to totter on two legs, wandering around in a new place, seeing what is there, what happens if they touch things.
By Tim Middleton Aug. 18, 2024
You are right
Going back in time, in the Bible we read of the children of Israel who sent spies into Canaan to ascertain what lay ahead of them, in order to fulfil the promise that awaited them.
By Tim Middleton Aug. 11, 2024
The nitty-gritty of integrity
The Speech Night, or rather more importantly the Prize Giving Night, is for the school to celebrate the achievements of the school
By Tim Middleton Aug. 4, 2024
Driven to destruction
We have drivers pulling out onto the road when there is no gap, expecting (or rather demanding) that others must slow down to allow them in, instead of waiting for a gap to appear.
By Tim Middleton Jul. 28, 2024
Seize and squeeze
That means that we must take firm hold of it with energy, force, passion, strength, rapidity
By Tim Middleton Jul. 21, 2024
Trunks of tree-mendous thoughts
Africa is certainly blessed with some amazing, contrasting, beautiful trees; there are so many different types.
By Tim Middleton Jul. 14, 2024
Default is the fault
Having quoted Einstein, what do we do now? A genius would perhaps leave it at that, and not try to explain what such a genius meant.
By Tim Middleton Jun. 30, 2024
Deserve or demerit?
Does it play any part in our education system or in our parents’ communication? Do we reward those who honour that charge?
By Tim Middleton Jun. 23, 2024
Masterminding special subjects
How we answer these questions about subjects will be very revealing; we may object to this subject, in fact.
By Tim Middleton Jun. 9, 2024
I still have not found.
Thirty years before the Me Too movement, there was another powerful force which began in the music industry.
By Tim Middleton Jun. 2, 2024
Don't forget to forget
Some people have astonishing memories and will remember the names of the cup-winning team from 1970 or the price of sugar in 2000
By Tim Middleton May. 26, 2024
Going ballistic over holistic
The curriculum we offer must be broad as it reaches all parts of the person – it must encapsulate not simply the academic but also the sporting, cultural, social and spiritual.
By Tim Middleton May. 19, 2024
Education: The seven steps
Modern society, in our drive for a healthy lifestyle speak of us taking not seven but ten thousand steps a day
By Tim Middleton May. 12, 2024
Who says?
Who Says’ is the title of a 2009 song by John Mayer, an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist
By Tim Middleton May. 5, 2024
Let them know!
That is the reality — many people do not see how great their accomplishments are, do not know how inspiring they are, do not know how beautiful what they are doing is
By Tim Middleton Apr. 28, 2024
Beyond boundaries
Despite his background, or perhaps because of his background, Robinson in one interview shared a helpful insight.
By Tim Middleton Apr. 21, 2024
Kids are just, but kids
George Carlin has recorded a wonderful piece about how we, as humans, have different attitudes when we are asked how old we are.
By Tim Middleton Apr. 14, 2024
What's so impressive
We tend to be impressed (as the world is) by those in high places with all their supposed knowledge, importance, uniforms, results, wealth, religiosity and pomposity.
By Tim Middleton Apr. 7, 2024