As a rule, it is natural for humans to take the course of least resistance. This can also apply to parents, who will often attempt to move mountains in order to make their children’s lives easier. Educationalists have at ...
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Dear Parents
How best to deal with millennials is an interesting challenge around the world. Millennials (people born post 1984) can be accused of being entitled and impatient. Have you asked your daughter to help tidy up after supper, or ...
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As we approach the conclusion of the first quarter of the school year I am, once again, amazed at the number and quality of activities and performances on display at St John’s D.S.G.
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Recently, there have been a number of highly publicised racial incidents reported in the media, which have caused a public outcry. This is understandable, given the history of our country.
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Dr. James H. Bossard, a former professor of Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania, has found after extensive studies, that one of the greatest weaknesses in family life is the way parents talk in front of their children.
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Over two years ago, the Principal of a neighbouring independent school asked me what it is that distinguishes St John’s from other top girls’ schools in the area.
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