Julian Girdham
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Julian Girdham
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Thinking, Writing, Reading, (English) Teaching.

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#edchatie
Excellent. Many thanks.
Reread it not so long after decades - some links here which might be of interest
www.juliangirdham.com/blog/re-read...
Re-reading 'Middlemarch' — Julian Girdham
Some notes from a long-delayed re-reading of George Eliot's masterpiece Middlemarch .
www.juliangirdham.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:04 AM
A child who has been forced to face his powerlessness.
November 23, 2025 at 2:56 PM
King Lear: 'O reason not the need...' and then the rest of that powerful speech by Lear.

#SundayMacbethChat
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November 23, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Right.
November 15, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Thanks.
'not taken seriously' by the biographer rather than CT?
November 15, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Quite the headline.
November 15, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Yes, there’s a link in my review.
November 9, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Exactly. And I don't think many teachers realise how difficult this could become. Unions have raised concerns, but by the time it becomes 'real' (next year), it may be too late to get out of the mess.
October 29, 2025 at 5:05 PM