In 1815, Britain's crack troops, fresh from victories against Napoleon, were stunningly defeated near New Orleans by a ragtag army of citizen soldiers under the fledgling commander they dubbed "Old Hickory." It was this battle that first defined the United States as a military power to be reckoned w[...]

When the "Railway Magazine" of January 2000 published the results of its Millennium Poll, Sir Vincent Raven gained a 42nd place, along with Thomas Newcomen and Arthur Peppercorn. He, like them, usually merits little more than a brief mention in railway history books, yet in many ways he was much mor[...]

Varför ger min undervisning inte de resultat jag önskar? Hur får jag mina elever att lära sig det jag vill att de ska lära sig? Vad i undervisning är det som möjliggör lärande?

Detta är tankar och frågor som många verksamma lärare kan känna igen sig i, och som de alltför o[...]

A concise introduction to the ideas and writings of the British Idealists.