100 Pure Thoughts: Cultivating Purity One Thought at a Time

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Wilson began by noting that Scandinavia is the only place in the developed world where boys achieve on a par with girls, which is of course shocking. While they talked about knowledge and instruction, I raved about student-led lessons and pupils’ personal interpretations. But my prayer is that this compilation of thoughts which I’ve picked up over the years will help you. The poet does not refer to an actual living hand in his poem, instead it is used to symbolise the poem itself, personifying it. Combining his personal experiences with scriptural insights and principles for true happiness, he shows readers how every day can hold the same promise and opportunities for pure joy that they experience at five o'clock on Friday.

This beauty only exists in the corridors of our mind and the more we chase it, the more disillusioned we become.The verse above reminds us that God knows we’re not perfect; we’re messy, imperfect sinners who need the Lord’s grace daily. I advised myself that it is always easier to speak to people you don’t know, yet this did little to assuage my fears: whatever I told myself, first impressions count.

I’m preparing to teach some texts next year which I have read already, and I am determined to alter my wayward ways. The Deputy Head in Charge of Discipline is reluctant to enforce it as he thinks it’s a good idea to allow the pupils to ‘express themselves in a way that reflects their different outlooks and cultures. In particular, almost no-one managed to get the multiple correct options right; often they would get two of the three, for example.I went on to explore other examples of sentences students required explicit content knowledge to be able to access ideas. We had common ground only on curriculum choice: the one thing that united us was the idea that kids should be taught great literature.

I’ve worked as a SIP, supported other primaries and must have visited many in my time and have never, ever seen anything that would account for the extreme behaviour above.

Shanni was slashed across the face by another 12-year-old girl, who used the blade from a pencil sharpener in the attack.