Standard Education

Lost or found

Too many children have been written off by society, by schools, by systems as being a lost cause.

By Tim Middleton Sep. 8, 2024

Upgraded!

By Tim Middleton Sep. 1, 2024

What are you making?

By Tim Middleton Aug. 25, 2024

Why not

Watch a toddler with this new-found ability to totter on two legs, wandering around in a new place, seeing what is there, what happens if they touch things.

By Tim Middleton Aug. 18, 2024

You are right

Going back in time, in the Bible we read of the children of Israel who sent spies into Canaan to ascertain what lay ahead of them, in order to fulfil the promise that awaited them.

By Tim Middleton Aug. 11, 2024

The nitty-gritty of integrity

The Speech Night, or rather more importantly the Prize Giving Night, is for the school to celebrate the achievements of the school

By Tim Middleton Aug. 4, 2024

Driven to destruction

We have drivers pulling out onto the road when there is no gap, expecting (or rather demanding) that others must slow down to allow them in, instead of waiting for a gap to appear.

By Tim Middleton Jul. 28, 2024

Seize and squeeze

That means that we must take firm hold of it with energy, force, passion, strength, rapidity

By Tim Middleton Jul. 21, 2024

Trunks of tree-mendous thoughts

Africa is certainly blessed with some amazing, contrasting, beautiful trees; there are so many different types.

By Tim Middleton Jul. 14, 2024

Default is the fault

Having quoted Einstein, what do we do now? A genius would perhaps leave it at that, and not try to explain what such a genius meant.

By Tim Middleton Jun. 30, 2024

Deserve or demerit?

Does it play any part in our education system or in our parents’ communication? Do we reward those who honour that charge?

By Tim Middleton Jun. 23, 2024

Masterminding special subjects

How we answer these questions about subjects will be very revealing; we may object to this subject, in fact.

By Tim Middleton Jun. 9, 2024

I still have not found.

Thirty years before the Me Too movement, there was another powerful force which began in the music industry.

By Tim Middleton Jun. 2, 2024

Don't forget to forget

Some people have astonishing memories and will remember the names of the cup-winning team from 1970 or the price of sugar in 2000

By Tim Middleton May. 26, 2024

Going ballistic over holistic

The curriculum we offer must be broad as it reaches all parts of the person – it must encapsulate not simply the academic but also the sporting, cultural, social and spiritual.

By Tim Middleton May. 19, 2024

Education: The seven steps

Modern society, in our drive for a healthy lifestyle speak of us taking not seven but ten thousand steps a day

By Tim Middleton May. 12, 2024

Who says?

Who Says’ is the title of a 2009 song by John Mayer, an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist

By Tim Middleton May. 5, 2024

Let them know!

That is the reality — many people do not see how great their accomplishments are, do not know how inspiring they are, do not know how beautiful what they are doing is

By Tim Middleton Apr. 28, 2024

Beyond boundaries

Despite his background, or perhaps because of his background, Robinson in one interview shared a helpful insight.

By Tim Middleton Apr. 21, 2024

Kids are just, but kids

George Carlin has recorded a wonderful piece about how we, as humans, have different attitudes when we are asked how old we are.

By Tim Middleton Apr. 14, 2024

What's so impressive

We tend to be impressed (as the world is) by those in high places with all their supposed knowledge, importance, uniforms, results, wealth, religiosity and pomposity.

By Tim Middleton Apr. 7, 2024

The wise answer the whys

Sports coaches are guilty of ‘play station coaching’, of shouting non-stop instructions from the sidelines to their players – a technique that does not help the players learn anything.

By Tim Middleton Mar. 31, 2024

Response ability

No matter what situation we face, or what opportunities we are given, we must accept responsibility for what we do in response.

By Tim Middleton Mar. 24, 2024

People changed management

Tim Middleton is the executive director of the Association of Trust Schools [ATS].

By Tim Middleton Mar. 17, 2024

E-learning and e-motion

A number of years ago the concept of EQ was uncovered in the educational world and was seen by many to be far more accurate in determining future ‘success’ than its traditional ‘brother’ called IQ.

By Tim Middleton Mar. 10, 2024

Education is an equation

Tim Middleton is the executive director of the Association of Trust Schools [ATS].

By Tim Middleton Mar. 3, 2024

Parenting is so e-e-e-esy

When it comes to the second R for parents, Responsibilities, the first ‘eeesy’ thing to do is to Ensure various important things, in regard to schooling.

By Tim Middleton Feb. 25, 2024