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Wolf Pack

Documentary of siblings – six brothers and one (largely invisible, at least to the camera) sister – who live confined to one tiny apartment in New York with their parents.

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Bertrand Russell’s Ten Commandments for Teachers

In an 1951 article for the New York Times, ‘The Best Argument for Fanaticism – Liberalism’, Bertrand Russell lays out what he sees as the supplementary Decalogue for teachers. Can it be used by parents too?

  1. Do not feel absolutely certain of anything.
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Ant and Bee!!!!

Thanks to a thoughtful gift of a family friend, Diana Birchall, we have discovered the joy that is Ant and Bee.

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Neighbours, everybody needs good neighbours

There’s nothing like having a homeless person camp out in their car on your street during the winter to find out about strength of your community.