Is It True?
Posted by charles in Education, Self Development on 20. May, 2012 | 0 Comments
A friend of mine has a young daughter. She is about 5 years of age and one weekend told him an amazing story. I was there and listened as she recounted her experience. It all sounded very convincing. At the end of the story, my friend asked his daughter – is that story true” ‘No, I’ve just [...]
Shakespeare’s Ghost Writer
Posted by charles in Careers, Education, Life Stories, Uncategorized on 26. Apr, 2012 | 0 Comments
Walking through Stratford-on- Avon, in England, on a bright summer’s day, I saw a sign. It said – William Shakespeare’s Birthplace. Arriving at the front door, it was as if I had flown through more than 400 years of time. He was baptized on 26th April in 1564. So, he is 448 years old. [...]
Bookshops and Libraries
Posted by charles in Cities, Education on 01. Apr, 2012 | 0 Comments
When did you last go to your local library? When did you last go to a bookshop? I like both places because I like books. But, it is a long time since I went to my community library. Also, I am not visiting bookshops as often as I did. The reason is that I have [...]
Café Classrooms
Posted by charles in Careers, Education, Places, Self Development on 27. Mar, 2012 | 0 Comments
Where have you learned most? Was it in the classroom or somewhere else? It is a very important question. If the answer is that you learned most outside of a classroom then what is the future of schools, colleges and universities? The advent of computers and tablet machines means that [...]
Join Us
Posted by charles in Education, People, Self Development on 04. Mar, 2012 | 0 Comments
It is good to see the way learning opportunities are becoming more widely available. Computers and the internet are creating a revolution in education. The arrival of small hand held tablet learning devices enable knowledge to travel at the speed of light. In comparison, people 200 years ago went at the speed of a horse. [...]
New Books? – Click, Press, Play
Posted by charles in Education, People, Self Development on 18. Feb, 2012 | 0 Comments
Until recently, it was easy to define a book. It was something that you could read in a printed form and bound by two covers. We are about to see many new forms of the book. But, it is bad news for booksellers in the high street and shopping centres, as most book shops will [...]
