Trunks of tree-mendous thoughts

Africa is certainly blessed with some amazing, contrasting, beautiful trees; there are so many different types.
By Tim Middleton Jul. 14, 2024

In it to win it

When a man goes out to go in, the men who are out, try to get him out, and when he is out, he goes in and the next man in goes out and goes in.
By Tim Middleton Aug. 27, 2023

The parable of eating out

Hard times fell on that city, making it hard for the patrons to continue to eat out but they did not want to forgo coming to that restaurant.
By Tim Middleton Aug. 6, 2023

How long is a piece of string?

The means of measurement may not take into consideration other important factors. Determining a school’s status on results is equally flawed.
By Tim Middleton Jun. 25, 2023

What every parent wants

We are not too worried if other people’s children do not have the best teacher, as long as our child has the best!
By Tim Middleton Jun. 4, 2023

Well, wells, welles

One hundred years later, who then is winning this race? Has civilisation advanced? How close to a catastrophe are we? Is education succeeding in this war of the world?
By Tim Middleton May. 28, 2023

I’ll give you what for!

The school requires the children to play sport and be involved in cultural activities and the child retorts “What for?”
By Tim Middleton Mar. 26, 2023

The flaw of averages

We may well not have given much thought to any of the above before — and may well not give any thought to them in the future either!
By Tim Middleton Mar. 19, 2023

School of sport: YOU’RE INVOLVED IN THE F WORD

The old adage of “you’re only as good as your last match” is very relevant here. Fixtures keep players on their toes and push them further.
By Tim Middleton Mar. 19, 2023