1st Edition

A Little Learning Broodings from the Back of the Class

By Libby Purves Copyright 2007
256 Pages
by Routledge

256 Pages
by Routledge

256 Pages
by Routledge

This lively selection brings together journalist and broadcaster Libby Purves’ experiences as journalist, parent, governor and former pupil of half a dozen assorted schools from Bangkok to Tunbridge Wells, displaying her eclectic and provocative opinions and ideas on teaching and learning. This collection of the best of her writing in the Times Educational Supplement covers - sometimes... Read more

1. Apple for the Teacher, Bananas for the Head  2. Do Ya Think I’m Sexy  3. Curriculum, Curricula…  4. Mens Sana in Corpore Sano  5. Mixed Media  6. Ministerial Madness  7. Inspiration  8. Strut and Fret  9. Careers Advice - What’s it all for?  10. Times of Transition  11. University Blues  12. The Wilder Shores

Biography

A household name in the UK, Libby Purves is the erudite presenter of a number of radio programmes on BBC Radio 4 including "Mid Week" and "The Learning Curve". She writes regularly on educational and cultural issues in many of the quality newspapers in the UK and has a regular column in the Times Educational Supplement. As a writer of fiction she is well known both in the UK and overseas.