Tag Archives: Education

Language Problems

Posted on October 19, 2025 by Stephen Shellard

Cultural Extinctions or Digital Revival: The Future of Language Learning Mandana Seyfeddinipur, Director of the Endangered Languages Archive, has issued a stark warning: “Of the 7,000 languages estimated to exist, half will have disappeared by the end of this century.” … Continue reading →

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The Role of Schooling in the Rise and Rise Again of Donald Trump

Posted on November 13, 2024 by Stephen Shellard

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Anthony Scaramucci tells many amusing stories arising from his brief period as White House Director of Communications in the first Trump administration. For me the most striking of these relate to Trump’s difficulties with the written word, his reluctance, for example, to … Continue reading →

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Time for a Detox

Posted on October 21, 2024 by Stephen Shellard

Toxic culture sparks school strike threats!  This headline,  referring to a fairly newly built Dumfries multi school complex, was recently drawn to my attention. Toxic culture seems a rather vague term and in discussion of the topic I suggested that … Continue reading →

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