U.K. NATIONAL IDENTITY SCHEME FOR CHILDREN John Clare, the Education Correspondent for The Daily Telegraph, recently received and responded to a letter from a school governor disturbed by an extension of the annual school census. Introduced in 1996, this census has been used by the British Department for Education and Skills (DfES) to annually collect … Read more
Recommended Secular Booklist This is a brief list of secular homeschooling books I am happy to recommend. Books naturally age, as do the ideas they contain; however, since there is nothing new under the sun, it is prudent to revisit some of the older books we love. Albert, David H. And the Skylark Sings to … Read more
Tongue Twisters This is a fairly large collection of Tongue Twisters, you can easily add new ones by commenting or emailing them to me. Older Twisters December 2005 Are you copper bottoming them my man No I’m aluminiuming them Mum nikkie – HOW MUCH OIL COULD A GUM BOIL BOIL IF A GUM BOIL COULD … Read more
The Power of Television by Martin Ward About 18 years ago I read Malcom Muggeridge’s book “Christ and the Media” which was a real eye-opener. The most telling passage is where he discusses how what we see (via television) enters directly into our minds with hardly any chance of being questioned, while what we read … Read more
Family Business I am particularly keen to get my family interested and involved with managing and profiting from our own family business. This page is the limit of my current knowledge, I would be delighted if you could offer a few tips, alternately read and enjoy. ### Treat Your Business Like a Business and Your … Read more