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Category Archives: Education
Sunday
I’m sipping tea in the Arts Picture House and enjoying their very free internet. Nothing like cafe living! It’s a very calm place and I’m sitting at the back surveying the people and wondering if I can write something fantastic … Continue reading
Posted in Cafés, Education, Writing
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Make the world a better place
After an afternoon spent exploring Grenoble I came across the Bibliothèque d’étude et d’information. The sixth floor of the building is a wonderful library complete with solid wooden tables and those tiny library card drawers which makes you feel you’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Museums, Politics, Things to do, Travelling
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Please don’t lable me
It was extremely interesting hearing Ariane Sherine – talk about the Atheist Bus Campaign that she created last year. It’s always inspiring to hear about people who make a bit of a splash. The campaign was really encouraging for a … Continue reading
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Celebration of ideas in Cambridge
Cambridge is beautiful in the autumn and it seems to be speeding by in a whirl of work and cycling. We’ve had a stream of visitors to Cambridge and have been on adventures around the city and up to the … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Poetry
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The best English teacher online
Vanessa has got her wonderful website all set up – anyone looking for online English lessons should check out englishteacheronline.co.uk.
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Straw hats and boaters
Yesterday morning I sat on the balcony in the glorious sunshine munching English muffins and butter and watching the myriad of rowers battle their way up and downstream. To compete the illusion of a life of idleness I donned a … Continue reading
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Free education for all at MIT and the Open University
I have been really excited to discover that you can now learn for free at various institutions including the Open University and MIT. While you may not get a qualification at the end of your studies – disseminating course material … Continue reading
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Gud finns nog inte/God probably doesn’t exist
Swedish humanists have put up adverts around Sweden proclaiming ‘God probably doesn’t exist’ in an attempt to challenge the role religion plays in public life. Sweden is a remarkably secular country but it’s still good to see that such a … Continue reading
A quick trip to Suomenlinna
It was our last day in Helsinki today and we thought we’d head out to Suomenlinna on the ferry. This group of islands served as a military fortress and prison for the last two hundred years and has been placed … Continue reading
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Celebrating Chomsky’s birthday
Week two of SFI passed uneventfully. It continues to be excellent although we can’t help but sit there letting about 70% of it wash over us as incompressible. It seems that usually someone or other understands what the teacher is … Continue reading
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