by Fabienne Vailes | Jul 11, 2025 | Uncategorised
Image source and title:Β Swallow Hole by Dr Alan Rayner. The Apple and its core reMINDed me of a butterfly. You can read Dr Raynerβs accompanying poem here:Β https://admrayner.medium.com/beyond-contradiction-f4400299ada This week, I realised Iβve felt empty for a long...
by Fabienne Vailes | Dec 2, 2018 | Gaining understanding, Millennials
GENERATION… SNOWFLAKE, Z, MILLENNIALS, BABY BOOMERS There were the Millennials (Generation Y β born in the 1980s and 1990s), children of Baby Boomers and now Generation Z or Gen Z. Gen Z Β have been the source of a lot of debate in the media with Psychology...
by Fabienne Vailes | Mar 10, 2018 | Gaining understanding
I recently went to a parents’ evening for both my boys aged 10 and almost 8. One is in Year 5, the other in Year 3. One loves reading and is always keen to learn new facts (particularly if they are linked to science and technology) and can sometimes be found...
by Fabienne Vailes | Mar 1, 2018 | Gaining clarity
Today, I can see a lot of Facebook posts from friends and acquaintances talking about where their beloved children will be going to Secondary School next year. Some are delighted to get their first choice, others not so much. It left me pondering. In 2018, why do we...
by Fabienne Vailes | Jan 29, 2018 | Gaining understanding
There are an increasing number of videos like Prince Eaβs ‘The people versus the School System’Β being shared on social media which condemn the way our current education system works. Many researchers like Kohn had already highlighted the negative effects...
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