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Feb
Gumph
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This was written in a recent application from a qualified and mature teacher for a position supporting a somewhat dyslexic young man: “Route education seems to bull doze unwittingly over innocent fields of enormous clarity and perspicacity misconceived as ignorance or inability.” The question it was answering was this: Illustrate a situation in which you..read more.
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Aug
3-hour homeschool days or 12-hour Chinese school days – Which is best for our children?
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3-hour homeschool days or 12-hour Chinese school days – Which is best for our children? A state school in Hampshire is the focus of a BBC documentary Are Our Kids Tough Enough? Chinese School. They’re experimenting with dropping in Chinese teachers, uniform, longer school days, and classroom culture. This prompted me to think about the..read more.
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Jul
Tutors International clients interviewed by Mansion Global
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Advice on the costs and benefits of home schooling children of families who live abroad The Middleton family and their two children Olivia, 15, and Joseph, 12, have lived in Italy for nearly 12 years. The children had attended both a local school in Tuscany and an international school in Rome, before turning to full-time..read more.