Category Archives: Education

Having your cake and eating it

Posted on February 26, 2018 by Antigone1984.com

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Don’t fix it if it’s not broken!

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Antigone1984.com

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Abolish school exams!

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Antigone1984.com

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“It never did me any harm”

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

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Orwellian equation: satisfactory = unsatisfactory

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

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Only in Ireland…….! Part 3: The Economy

Posted on January 22, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

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It’s that man Orwell again: celebrating the centralisation of localism

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

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Education has been hijacked by businesses and churches

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Antigone1984.com

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