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A few thoughts on the conflict between happiness and achievement….
Posted by: melissabenn on: February 3, 2012
Over the past couple of weeks i Have been reading and listening to some of the new Happiness Gurus. Last weekend The Guardian gave away Happier, a slim, aggressively yellow book by Tal Ben-Shahar ; this morning, I watched a TEDX speech on line given by an American psychologist, Shawn Anchor, who really should be [...]
She blames the media. And I think she’s right
Posted by: melissabenn on: October 29, 2011
As a new drama series called Pan Am – a mile high version of Mad Men by the sounds of it – prepares to hit our screens, a brilliant piece by Tanya Gold today on the appalling way in which discussion of womens lives, and feminism, is framed by the press and most broadcasters in [...]
Forming ideas
Posted by: melissabenn on: October 21, 2011
Below, an interview by Samantha Laurie in November’s RIchmond magazine. Please click Melissa layout to read.
Richmond blues
Posted by: melissabenn on: October 19, 2011
Somehow, I think my appearance at the Richmond Literary Festival on November 25th is going to be my trickiest talk yet! A couple of weeks ago I did a long interview with Richmond magazine’s Samantha Laurie which is published this month here. The interview itself, and various follow up e-mail discussions, waas a veritable clash [...]
Interview on the New Schools Revolution…
Posted by: melissabenn on: October 12, 2011
…with an interesting website called New Left Direction. See what you think – a slightly different kind of interview.
School Wars
Posted by: melissabenn on: September 23, 2011
What I have learned from the debate around my book so far……
It’s hot out there…………
Posted by: melissabenn on: September 23, 2011
Very good Francis Beckett piece on debate at the RSA yesterday.
Latest news and reviews
Posted by: melissabenn on: September 19, 2011
The Verso website is doing a great job of tracking the impact of School Wars, and also summarising the main reviews so far. Below, the latest schedule for talks and debates 20-Sep School Wars New Statesman/Liberal Democrat Conference 21-Sep School Wars University of Leicester debate: Comprehensive School Education – Policy Mistake, Lost Ideal or Model [...]
School wars heat up
Posted by: melissabenn on: September 7, 2011
Things get a little heated on Woman’s Hour this morning. Me v Anne McElvoy. Decide for yourself. And Michael Gove personally attacks founders of Local Schools Network in the Evening Standard.
Two reviews of School Wars
Posted by: melissabenn on: September 4, 2011
Anthony Seldon in today’s Observer Andy Beckett in The Guardian yesterday
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