This week, an issue from the “back catalogue” featuring probably the most interesting idea from the Harry Potter books, “The Mirror of Erised” which shows “not your reflection but your deepest desires”. The attached PDF has a session plan that includes an engaging warm-up activity, and also a “match report” on how it played out […]
The Mirror of Erised Revisited Read More »
The theme of this week’s online classes has been The Philosophy of Secrets. It’s been one of those sessions that just flies straight out of the box. There’s a brief PPT of the three stimuli to help with it here. We’ve started by collecting any light-hearted examples of secrets that people have confided, kept or blabbed in
Shh… The Philosophy of Secrets Read More »
This week, we explore the notion of resurrecting/restoring things from the past. When should buildings be restored, and when allowed to decay? Should a species ever be brought back to life when extinct? And should “dead” languages be spoken again? Click here to get a powerpoint with these images. Warm-up question What from the past would
Turning Back the Clock – Big Ben, Mammoths and Cornish Read More »
