Alice in Education Land
Meeting the Red Queen In which Alice meets some old friends and seems to go round in more and more circles This article is the second of a series, Alice in Education Land, to be included as occasional contributions to International School magazine, created by Chris Binge in response to some of his experiences in international education. Intended to be provocative and amusing, they are also used to provoke discussion when he leads workshops.
Autumn
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| 2020
Alice followed the Bishop out of the classroom and saw the office he had referred to just down the corridor. The door was much cleaner and shinier than the classroom door and it bore a brass plaque saying ‘Director of School, Red Queen. Knock before entering.’ Alice knocked tentatively and heard a booming voice saying ‘Enter’, which she did. The office was cluttered with books, the walls festooned with artwork done by children of various ages, a large poster of the Values of the School, and piles of paper and files that covered every available space. ‘Madam Queen, how lovely it is to see you again after so many years. How do you do?’ ‘I have done very well so far thank you, and I expect that to continue. Welcome to my school. Now then, here is your timetable. Is there anything else you need to know?’ With that, the Queen handed Alice a rather crumpled piece of paper that seemed to be a series of lists of three letter
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