We all know that examination times can be fraught. Even when they are not public ‘high stakes’ exams, everyone wants to do well, and so [...]
A discussion I often have is whether to eat out at a new place, or stick to old favourites. If it’s one of our few [...]
I am often asked why we cannot simply do what tutors do – tell students, step-by-step, how to answer exam questions. Of course sometimes that’s [...]
Professor Tom Nichols tells a story about a lecture given by renowned astrophysicist Professor Robert Jastrow, Head of NASA’s theoretical division. An undergraduate disagreed on [...]
Teacher Stephanie Hruzek tells the story of the 10 year old boy who gave her a note he claimed he had found on the floor. [...]
A few months ago I was on a crowded train with my son. We were standing, and as the train pulled off, a Singaporean man [...]
