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School of sport: Who is in charge?

Are they the ones to decree what sports are to be played?

By Tim Middleton Sep. 4, 2022

Learning the alphabet better

We will all recognise the importance of knowing the letters of the alphabet.

By Tim Middleton Sep. 4, 2022

We have got spirit

We have all heard that refrain at school sporting events, have we not?

By Tim Middleton Sep. 11, 2022

WHAT AN INTER(esting) VIEW!

The point of all this is simply to stir us up to think again about our role as a parent

By Tim Middleton Sep. 18, 2022

School of sport: What is the problem?

We too have a problem, with school sport, and if we do not do something about it, it will become lost in space, going nowhere.

By Tim Middleton Sep. 18, 2022

Parenting by degree

When will I see you again? When will our hearts beat together?

By Tim Middleton Sep. 25, 2022

School of sport: We still have a problem

However, just like NASA after Apollo 13, even if we can resolve the previously discussed problems

By Tim Middleton Sep. 25, 2022

School of sport: We still have a problem

Parental guidance is not advised

Parental guidance is advised.”

By Tim Middleton Oct. 2, 2022

School of sport: Where is school sport going?

In some schools, team sports have flourished. The problem however has not been theirs.

By Tim Middleton Oct. 2, 2022

School of sport: Where is school sport going?

Robin Hood and parenthood

These are all “hoods” that we will salute and respect.

By Tim Middleton Oct. 9, 2022

In parentheses

The opening sentence of the novel ‘The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman’ (by Laurence Sterne) certainly challenges our will to read novels!

By Tim Middleton Oct. 16, 2022

School of sport: Mistaken identity

Tennis commentators now often speak of forced and unforced errors, though players pay little attention to them.

By Tim Middleton Oct. 16, 2022

School of sport: Pressure is a privilege

Not everyone can play at Wimbledon; only two make it to the Final.

By Tim Middleton Oct. 23, 2022

School of sport: Pressure is a privilege

Flight of angels or fight of humans?

In general terms, helicopters do obviously have pros and cons with regard to flying.

By Tim Middleton Oct. 23, 2022

Quality feat

Karl Menninger: “What the teacher is, is more important than what he teaches.”

By Tim Middleton Oct. 30, 2022

School of sport: Pressure is a prerequisite

Collins lost in the first round and Pegula in the third round of Wimbledon.

By Tim Middleton Oct. 30, 2022

School of sport: Pressure is a prerequisite

Finding the right channel

We are all to be channels of peace in our schools and to do that we must follow the right channels.

By Tim Middleton Nov. 6, 2022

School of sport: Pressure is a pleasure

So now, when we are talking about pressure, are we in fact speaking of pleasure?

By Tim Middleton Nov. 6, 2022

We cannot stress this enough

Others declare that the job of a brain surgeon is an extremely stressful job; there is certainly little room for error.

By Tim Middleton Nov. 13, 2022

School of sport: Pressure is a promise

Strong words of commitment to his club Arsenal, as Chelsea are one of their bitter rivals.

By Tim Middleton Nov. 13, 2022

Just ask Johnny!

Even if Johnny is not necessarily academically gifted, we can see his logic, which may not always be the case, it might be said, when we look at parents.

By Tim Middleton Nov. 20, 2022

School of sport: A fly on the wall

The sporting fixture is not there for the parents’ entertainment, but for the children’s education and in particular their examination.

By Tim Middleton Nov. 27, 2022

Raising a child badly

It is generally accepted that a good book will have a good balance of plot, characters, setting and theme.

By Tim Middleton Nov. 27, 2022

School of Sport: Pressure is a person

TAKE any sport and we are likely to find a strong rivalry existing between certain teams.

By Tim Middleton Nov. 20, 2022

Be at it dude

Information is the key to life and the key to information is technology – so we are told.

By Tim Middleton Dec. 4, 2022

School of sport: Latent talent

Susan Boyle shot to fame overnight when she defied the judges’ initial dismissal of her on account of her appearance by stunning the audience with her rendition of the song ‘I Dreamed a Dream’

By Tim Middleton Dec. 11, 2022

Beauty and the boast

On one occasion, a father and son friendly game was shared with a very competitive friend of the son who was desperately keen to impress the older man.

By Tim Middleton Dec. 11, 2022