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What I will NOT miss about school (now that my daughter has left)

“School’s out for summer” sang the Coop, but “School’s out forever” for some kids, including my daughter, who […]

July 7, 2016 Education, Family, France, French, Life, school, summer

The Satisfaction of Reclaiming a Lost World

Have no shame. Let it all hang out. This isn’t Copacabana or Bondi or St Tropez, although you’ll […]

May 23, 2015 Barbecue, Education, Gardening, Health, language lessons, Life, Weekend

Teachers, Prostitutes, Librarians and Chinese Doctors

Ah, how I year for those bygone, distant glory days when teachers were feared and respected by their […]

January 12, 2014 Education, Employement, France, Teaching

Into Unarmed Combat

Monday tomorrow – the start of a new week for the nation’s 800,000 teachers As they roll, bleary-eyed […]

March 10, 2013 language lessons
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