Within the context of schooling and parenting, the issue of whether children are happy or not frequently arises. It seems obvious that happiness is a preferred state of being — but is it. If we were happy all of the time what would that mean. Indeed, what is happiness? Whereas this might appear to be […]
If there is one thing that the last two years of dealing with the covid pandemic and its attack upon our physical health has taught us, it is the importance of mental health. Nowhere has this been more apparent than the effects upon our children and nowhere has this been more obvious than in the […]
The most famous English philosopher of the 17th century was John Locke (1632-1704) whose published works covered a wide range of subjects. However, one of his most widely read books was Some Thoughts Concerning Education (1693) which remained a classic of progressive education for almost two centuries and still has relevance today. It is refreshing […]
On the Nature of Happiness Part II. In a previous newsletter, I raised the issue of ‘happiness’. The famous British philosopher and mathematician Bertrand Russell wrote a book in 1932 entitled The Conquest of Happiness for which he was later awarded a Nobel Prize for Literature. His wife, not to be outdone wrote her own […]