There are a large number of pupils for whom the sciences are the easy subjects, and it the arts subjects, with all their ambiguity and subjectivity, which are hard. Having said that, they are also me… (View Post)

Off topic: has anyone seen this? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-58967630 TL;DR version: Wales is proposing to abolish separate sciences as a GCSE option. I’m very glad I’m not teaching in Wales… (View Post)

Being a suspicious type I checked: Leon was quoting accurately from the document. (View Post)

The only time I was in Patience I had to sing this: If you want a receipt for that popular mystery, Known to the world as a Heavy Dragoon, Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes! Take all the remarkable p… (View Post)

There used to be a restaurant in Montmatre that just did fondues; meat ones for the main course and then a traditional cheese one. It also served wine in baby bottles for some reason. I think I enjoy… (View Post)