Author Archives: jameswilding

Unknown's avatar

About jameswilding

Academic Principal Claires Court Schools Long term member & advocate of the Independent Schools Association

Keeping life in perspective

Posted on 27/11/2015 by jameswilding

“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.” Abraham Lincoln Since my last blog about the refugee crisis, appalling tragedies in the Lebanon, France and Mali have taken place. Because we hear so often … Continue reading →

Posted in Possibly related posts | 1 Comment

21st Century Learning – “Whoever saves one life saves the world entire.”

Posted on 06/11/2015 by jameswilding

For most people wherever they are in the world, this is a time of greater uncertainty than usual. For those of us based in the UK, so long as we stay at home, then perhaps the unexpected is largely explainable. … Continue reading →

Posted in Possibly related posts | Leave a comment

Britain: Hysterical Nation

Posted on 22/10/2015 by jameswilding

Britain: Hysterical Nation – http://huff.to/1Lv5sFn

Posted in Possibly related posts | Leave a comment

Educating the heart…

Posted on 06/10/2015 by jameswilding

Listening to the radio, I heard recently that wisdom is lost to the young because they cannot see. I was somewhat taken aback by this statement, because my regular contact with children at Claires Court provides me with an awful … Continue reading →

Posted in Possibly related posts | Comments Off on Educating the heart…

Principal for the Day – my work through the eyes of a boy aged 13 and three-quarters…

Posted on 30/09/2015 by jameswilding

It is a well know fact that the Headteachers within Claires Court have on occasion had their ‘lives’ auctioned to the highest bidder at the PTA Summer Ball; and my esteemed colleagues have then returned to the ranks whilst their … Continue reading →

Posted in Possibly related posts | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

“You are not here merely to make a living.” Woodrow Wilson “You are, like the rest of us, likely to fail.” Susanne Thompson

Posted on 25/09/2015 by jameswilding

The full quote by Woodrow Wilson, 28th President of the United State (1913-21) is “You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Bells, Whistles and Doing the day job…

Posted on 18/09/2015 by jameswilding

Please come back shortly when this blog is published. Last week’s is below \|/

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Building Learning Power – welcome back to Claires Court – where the grass is always greener.

Posted on 10/09/2015 by jameswilding

It has been a funny old holiday, drier than other summers I can remember, yet colder than most in recent years. Perhaps the Principals are to blame; in commissioning Agripower to seed some 15 acres of our new fields adjacent … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

When Education fell under the spell of Mumbo-Jumbo…and was last seen disappearing from sight

Posted on 24/08/2015 by jameswilding

11 years ago, Frances Wheen published ‘How Mumbo-Jumbo conquered the world’, his seminal debunking of the ‘new’ thinking of the Dot.Com boom and moral confusion arising from twaddle peddled by politicians. I have the paperback edition in my hands as I write, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment

Round-up of 2014-15

Posted on 09/08/2015 by jameswilding

Leading the way… I have just completed my 40th year as a teacher. That might seem to some to be an anniversary worth celebrating, but as I plan to be around for some time still, I won’t overdose on champagne … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment