Never mind teaching more Latin, education in Britain needs an overhaul
Sidney Pycroft explores proposed changes to British education, highlighting just how bad things have become.
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Music Box: ‘Professor Layton’ part one – curious beginnings – ‘Curious Village’ to ‘Pandora’s Box’
In the first of a four-part series, Sidney Pycroft discusses the music of the Professor Layton series, starting with the first two entries in the series - Curious Village and Pandora's Box
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Our liberty has left us, we must have it back
Sidney Pycroft reflects on the extent to which our liberty has been torn away from us by Government in recent years, highlighting the hypocrisy of our own response to such restrictions.
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Universities set their own entrance exams amid A-level results chaos
Universities are setting their own entrance exams because they say they cannot rely on A-level results to find the brightest students amid a “tsunami” of top grades.
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‘Decolonising’ universities threatens our academic freedom, argue professors
Academic freedom at British universities is threatened by a badge awarded for ‘decolonising’ their curriculums and cracking down on ‘microaggressions’, argue professors.
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Student satisfaction hits new low: National Student Survey 2021
According to the National Student Survey (NSS) for 2021, student satisfaction for UK university courses has dropped to its lowest-ever level.
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Hancock’s departure was long overdue
Sidney Pycroft argues that Matt Hancock's eventual 'voluntary' departure from Government came far too late and that his constant failings should have meant a forced removal long ago.
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The difference between continuing, finishing, and rewriting the work of deceased authors
Sidney Pycroft explores the practice of continuing, finishing, and rewriting the work of deceased authors, and explains what's wrong with writers taking the ideas of others, even if they've got the permission of the author's estate.
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Why I am dreading ‘Indiana Jones 5’
Sidney Pycroft expresses anxiety at the prospect of another Indiana Jones adventure.
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Where is Level-5?: the developer behind ‘Professor Layton’, ‘Fantasy Life’, and ‘Ni no Kuni’
Sidney Pycroft looks at the current state and the history of Level-5, the developer behind Professor Layton and Ni no Kuni, wishing that they soon reinvigorate themselves and their games
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Student anger and confusion at University of Manchester’s plans for continued “blended” learning
The University of Manchester has been criticised by students after they announced that remote learning, which it has been using in the last academic year, would be made a permanent part of its “blended learning” approach.
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Free speech legislation is a necessity for universities and society
Sidney Pycroft argues that legislation protecting free speech at universities is essential amidst today's culture of silence.
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Standalones, sequels, and trilogies: the length of a series doesn’t determine its quality
Standalones, sequels and trilogies: which one reigns supreme? Sidney Pycroft considers what justifies a series's length, and when a series just drags on.
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