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A View from the Foothills
In his engaging memoir Chris Mullin recalls visiting old family friends on Christmas Day, 2004. Malcolm, who teaches in the local primary school, found himself one day “teaching a class of six watche… more →
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A View from the Foothills
spiritof44 wrote 4 days ago: In his engaging memoir Chris Mullin recalls visiting old family friends on Christmas Day, 2004. Mal … more →
Don't get so hung up over figuring out life's hangups that they hold you up from actually living.
nexusofnow wrote 3 weeks ago: Looking ahead to Sunday’s quote on my Zen Calendar, I saw a quote from Diogenes: “We ar … more →
EDUCATION; Out of sight, out of mind? - A reply
spiritof44 wrote 4 weeks ago: Dear Diogenes What’s missing? I’d suggest to Balls-Mandelson and their cortege that they should all … more →
EDUCATION: Out of sight, out of mind?
spiritof44 wrote 1 month ago: Dear Juvenile You’re a sprightly observer of the cosmos, so I wonder whether you can tell me what is … more →
Diogenes the Cynic: The Man Who Became a Dog
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melissanavia wrote 1 month ago: VM – Society Rising – Philosophy The Man Who Became a Dog A look back at a true Cynic marks th … more →
Diogenes Barrel
ballayne wrote 1 month ago: Diogenes was a Greek philosopher from the time of Aristotle and possibly one of the great practical … more →
FAITH AND EDUCATION
spiritof44 wrote 1 month ago: Not faith schools, but faith in the people in schools: in pupils, students, teachers, and even gover … more →
ARCHETYPAL OVERLOAD! Samsara, Icarus, Nicodemus, The Cynic Diogenes, The Prodigal Son, Kafka's Hunger Artist, Socrates, Odysseus, Freud's Oedipal Totem and Taboo Idealized Daddy Memory, and Christian Conversion---All in a Kansas Song! (And Accompanied by a Greek Chorus!)
santitafarella wrote 1 month ago: Really. Listen: Once I rose above the noise and confusion (just to get a glimpse beyond this il … more →
“SCHOOLS MISS OUT ON CASH SURPLUSES”
spiritof44 wrote 1 month ago: “2000 SCHOOLS IN DEFICIT” “HEAD TEACHER SUSPENDED IN BONUS ROW” Three recent headlines tell the same … more →
A STEP IN THE DARK
spiritof44 wrote 1 month ago: The Basildon Academies are looking for sixteen outstanding managers. Each will lead a ‘college’ of 1 … more →
Go to bed, Diogenes!
valleyvirus wrote 2 months ago: Relax, Diogenes, I found your honest man: “I can’t fucking stand that fucking song! … more →
A PROPHET IN THE WILDERNESS
spiritof44 wrote 2 months ago: Henry Morris [1889-1962] was an educational giant, a chief education officer who envisaged in Cambri … more →
KWIK FIX or LONG HAUL?
spiritof44 wrote 2 months ago: “Outstanding” is how Ofsted rates Ecclestone Mere Primary School. “Outstanding,” not once, but thre … more →
HIS STRONGEST SUIT
spiritof44 wrote 2 months ago: “Accountancy,” says Jack Straw, “does not appear to be my strongest suit.” And he is not alone. On … more →
AN OPEN LETTER TO MR MICHAEL GOVE MP
spiritof44 wrote 2 months ago: Dear Michael You are so often in my living room with your fellow News Night Review panellists I feel … more →
Free as Diogenes: a fantasy
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andreaskluth wrote 2 months ago: One of my idols–and everybody has many and mutually contradictory idols–is Diogenes, th … more →
Zuletzt gelesen
emilywalton wrote 2 months ago: Martin Suter – Small World Konrad Lang ist ein alter Alkoholiker, der bis ins hohe Alter vom U … more →
living with superiors
iapetus wrote 2 months ago: “A man should live with his superiors as he does with his fire: not too near, lest he burn; no … more →
less is more
blaquesmith20 wrote 2 months ago: He whose desires are few gets them; he whose desires are many goes astray. Lao Tzu from the Tao Te C … more →
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