Potholes, dongas and roads less traveled
Author: AM Scott On hearing the 2020 budget announcement the former CEO of the Post Office, Mark Barnes, commented, “We are so busy filling the potholes that we are not …
A Beautiful View
Put your brush on the canvas
There is something vast about an empty canvas just before the artist paints. Whether the master will through paint on in an expression of abstraction or set about mirroring on …
Let him wallow, just for a bit
Author: AM Scott Unashamedly, the Springbok rugby team, so capably led by Siya Kolisi last Saturday, 2 November 2019, have been hoisted high in our talk, our social media feeds, …
Tie yourself to the mast and hang on
Author: AM Scott Greek mythology has it that Odysseus was terrified of the beautiful island creatures called “sirens” that beckoned sailors on passing ships to their death with their irresistible …
Give them the keys, why don’t you?
Author: AM Scott “A very little key opens a very heavy door.” – Charles Dickens Key {noun} : a piece of metal cut into a specific shape and used for …
Lessons from London
Author: AM Scott The bright, red bus lurched and lumbered as it wended its way down the windy, narrow streets of London. Tired passengers, some carrying heavy bags or pushing …
Yesterday is heavy, put it down
Author: A M Scott There is a lesser told tale about a sage and his ‘padawan’ who journeyed together to a distant retreat, somewhere outside of Knysna, the one learning …
Schools aren’t about sugar, saccharine and salesmanship; schools are about reading, ‘riting and ‘rithmetic
Author: A M Scott How many parents are caught in the whirlwind of ‘bang for your buck’ education, signing their children up to environments that (over)promise a complete ‘solution’ to …
Sitting on a cactus
Author: A M Scott Raising a child can be rosy but raising a child with learning difficulties can be like handling a cactus at times. A bouquet of roses offers …
Stop. Think.
Author: A M Scott Globalisation has its positive and negative effects. Technology has pros and cons. Nothing is black or white and everything is a shade of grey. Photographs are …