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A different kind of homework
ByJohn May July 2, 2015July 8, 2026

I never set summer holiday homework for the children I used to teach. Each time I was tempted to do so, or felt the peer pressure of my fellow teachers, I remembered how dreadful summer projects used to be when I was at school and vowed never, ever, to inflict on my pupils the…

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Snow and rock
ByJohn May March 9, 2008July 8, 2026

Cervinia is not the most beautiful of ski resorts. Its architecture is functional and in today’s cloud looked far from inspiring. But, even this late in the season, its ski runs more than make up for the lack of chocolate box views which I’ve been used to in Austria and Switzerland. And, of course, because…

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