How much respect can you have for something you refuse to criticize?

Jeremy Price hits the nail on the head.

To critique something, when done without malicious intent, is a call for an extended dialogue; it seems like that can only help bring about that open exchange of ideas in order to better the world at large.

Primary Teachers

Nick Webster’s description of the Primary School teacher over at the Training and Development Agency for Schools site.

Primary teachers need to be adaptable, creative and, above all, enthusiastic. Whatever you are teaching, you need to unlock your own interest in it and then fire up your pupils’ imaginations so that they really want to learn.

Cynics

A cynic is a man who knows the price of everything, and the value of nothing.
Oscar Wilde