Education, RattleBag and Rhubarb

Social Networking and Education

“Social Networking: does it bring positive change to education?” This is one of the questions posed by The Economist magazine. Here is a link if you have a view, or if you want to understand more about the issues, or participate in the debate. Their first debate focused on technology and education, the second on university recruiting, and the third…

Continue Reading

RattleBag and Rhubarb

Ring out wild bells. Etc.

Out with the old, in with the new. Well – not quite so fast. While change and forward momentum are to be welcomed, not everything old needs replacing and not everything new is improved. Take – for example – this vintage wooden potato masher. It stomped its way through the mounds of spuds and root vegetables of my vegetarian childhood…

Continue Reading