This is the time of year when parents clear their daytime calendars and start attending sports days, end-of-year plays and recitals, and of course prize days. This year after our prize day there was a casual picnic with parents from every school year, and prize day prompted a lot of debate. The biggest question wasContinue reading “Do school prize days really celebrate success?”
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Why cheerleading is good for the UK
The other day I discovered A Modern Mother’s dark little secret: she used to be a cheerleader. I loved this little revelation because I, too, used to be a cheerleader (evidence pictured) and frankly, it can be a little lonely. Even if we are amazingly hot, we’re still dumb blondes who mindlessly shake our pompoms at theContinue reading “Why cheerleading is good for the UK”