One of the first environmental books I read was Pollution and the Death of Man: The Christian View of Ecology, by the renowned author and thinker Francis Schaeffer. I was given an old yellowed copy of the book about 30 years ago. At the time of writing his book back in…
As a teacher, I like to think of myself as a reflective practitioner. I believe that we should always be able to give an answer when asked why we teach things in a certain way. Sometimes, the act of articulating a response to that question or a thought can lead…
In his TED talk, Salman Khan talked about how and why he created the remarkable Khan Academy, a carefully structured series of educational videos offering complete curricula. There is no doubt that Salman Khan spotted the potential of video for instruction and much more. As a tourist destination for many years,…
Philippe Max Rouja is the Custodian of Historic Wrecks for the Islands of Bermuda. The Bermuda Government worker was recently featured on CNN this past July. One of the things that stood out from the breathtaking reminders of our island’s underwater magnificence were his words of encouragement. Philippe believes that…
Laura Clarke is the British High Commissioner to New Zealand and Samoa, Governor of the Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands. Her Foreign and Commonwealth blog entry highlights the issue of plastic waste in the oceans. Henderson Island is the most remote island in the world. However it was found…