13
Aug
The Elephant
Categories: Education, Ideas, Inspiration, Random, Teaching, Tutors International Comments 0
There was once a zookeeper who was responsible for looking an after elephant. The elephant’s cage was modest but plenty for an elephant. It had enough space to wander around, somewhere to scratch and to lie down. It had everything the elephant needed to lead a healthy life. It should have been happy in its..read more.
30
Jul
Acacia Avenue
Categories: Education, Ideas, Inspiration, Teaching, Tutors International Comments 0
One would have thought that after a dozen years running Tutors International that the reaction of candidates to news that their applications were unsuccessful, and the scale of their outbursts when I explain why, would no longer surprise me…that I should have seen it all by now. Sadly perhaps, reflecting the level of entitlement among..read more.
29
Jul
Breast or Leg
Categories: Education, Food, Random, Travel Comments 1
Yesterday I had lunch in a restaurant in north Oxford. I ordered Pollo Picante from the menu, chicken breast in a chilli, onion, capsicum and garlic sauce. When it finally came it was clearly a leg. I don’t mind chicken leg, so continued. The sauce had no chilli or onion, although it had plenty of..read more.