Cranmore Chronicle 29 March 2019 Editor: Mrs S Connolly
Dear Parents This is the final edition of what has been another busy and productive term for our children. I suspect some of you might be tiring of my constant refrain that we need to get back to thinking about education in this country rather than focus too much on exams. It is my deepest wish that all of our pupils at Cranmore will develop a profound love of learning which will not only sustain them through their teenage years but will become a habit for life. I was most fortunate to have an inspirational teacher in my final year of primary school who convinced all of us that education was a genuine path to life-enhancing experiences. With that in mind, I have tried to maintain the habit of serious study and I have completed a degree in every decade since the1970s. I have benefitted from some remarkable tutors including the eminent philosopher, Sir Roger Scruton, who was my personal supervisor for my MA last year. The graduation ceremony was last Friday and it was apposite to be congratulated by a former distinguished headmaster, Sir Anthony Seldon. I first met him many years ago when he was appointed to Wellington College and he is now doing an equally marvellous job as a university Vice-Chancellor. I wish you and your family a happy holiday – Shelagh and I shall be off to the ski slopes tomorrow.