It's hard to believe

It's hard to believe that 60 years ago today I saw Mary Poppins  at the Leicester square Odeon. Time has flown by so fast! It still remains one of my favourite movies. 5 days later the trauma inducing awfulness of boarding school started. Just thinking about it caused tears to flow.

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  • Flown by under an umbrella perhaps  ? :-)

    "The aim of Spartan education was, according to Plutarch ... “to make them obey commands well, endure hardships, and conquer in battle." "

    I've recently heard the British Boarding School education system compared to this. 

    They're all areas which can drive any caring rational person to tears.

    challenging misguiding authority, creating a pleasant and safe environment, preventing war - these all seem better aims for an education system to me -

    but then maybe that just shows how little I know

    Happy future!

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  • Flown by under an umbrella perhaps  ? :-)

    "The aim of Spartan education was, according to Plutarch ... “to make them obey commands well, endure hardships, and conquer in battle." "

    I've recently heard the British Boarding School education system compared to this. 

    They're all areas which can drive any caring rational person to tears.

    challenging misguiding authority, creating a pleasant and safe environment, preventing war - these all seem better aims for an education system to me -

    but then maybe that just shows how little I know

    Happy future!

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