Month: November 2022

Is Patriarchy a dirty word? And is masculinity really toxic?

4 November 2022

By Ferdi McDermott, Headmaster Although it’s true that I’ve writen about it before, the debate about gender has become so vicious and repetitive that one temptation is simply to wait for the storm to pass rather than joining in. This is especially true for men expressing what could be perceived as a traditional male viewpoint.…

The spirit of liberal education

2 November 2022

A good #education is not just about polish or the acquisition of facts, but about developing the ability to think clearly, to understand and use language well, to conceptualise. Knowledge without prudence, discretion, wisdom or #discernment can be a dangerous thing. “This is real cultivation of mind; and I do not deny that the characteristic…