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Surely philosophy is about the love of wisdom, therefore implying that wisdom is admired, cherished, desired by philosophers. Where does authority come in that equation? Surely the Plato discourses with Socrates were not Socrates telling Plato that 'This is the truth, because I told you so, and no I...

I totally understand Jo-Anne's frustration. You just about get to the point where you calm down after hearing a testimony and then some silly sod goes and shows you how out of the loop they are and it makes you angry all over again. I take it that they do want the posting to stop? Please, somebody, ...

Chittani and others, Can I ask if there had been research into what expectations the boys had been given in the years prior to that experiment about what was expected from a man. If a boy is brought up to believe that babies are women's work, they might well reach for the speaker as a first point of...

JC, I congratulate you and your siblings on your courageous decision to be open about your involvement in the enquiry to your parents. It is a sad fact that the acknowledgement of this most troubling aspect of the SES (i.e. its failure to be open and accountable) is challenging a lot of parents to r...

So the governors have appointed a commitee, made up of a number of governors, who have interviewed the current teachers found implicated by Townend. And found theyre all fine to continue teaching. It sounds like a monty python sketch to me. It seems that things that are blindingly obvious to everyo...

So did I, but how long have they been aware of complaints. This is really a year or two late. I do however accept that they might have needed reassurance that there was something to respond to seeing as how their attitudes to the 'outside' were always distrusting. Even so, this could have been done ...

It might be pertinent to add that if it is the complaint that I am aware of, the investigation faltered on a lack of witnesses. I happen to know that there were a plethora of witnesses at the time as I was in the same room. Might it be that this assault will go the way of many of the complaints that...

Rachel T & Mr Ian M (one of the first in London SES) she ran away with a younger man shortly after I think - that is to say a man more her own age. Mr M now married to Jane S who was in the girls post 6th form foundation group and regularly at Waterperry serving the X & Y groups in which M w...

James I have to say, give it a break. Watch the piece. You'll see that it deals very fairly with the story. It asks the legitimate questions that we have all been asking on this board for some time and brought our grievances to a wider audience. It gave your headmaster plenty of camera time to answe...

Maybe just a re-word with some of the expletives removed would do it. Please don't think that this is all totally about you, or the current posters from the 6th form. If you ask Daffy or mgormez about the problems they had with 'Stollar' on this BB you will find that it might help explain how an ove...

Maybe the most honest approach would be to say why the schools were set up and what their experience has been in total of the experiment of mixing a patchwork of 60/70s philosophy and junior and senior education. Surely an experimental ethic can be seen as a positive thing, if you can also show that...

Sam, Thanks for your views, and I for one am glad that we have recently gained much more insight into the 'new' St James school for boys at least. I don't remember anyone criticising your information dissemination, just the aggressive and seemingly dismissive manner of it. You may not be aware of wh...

stjparent, I wish you well with what I think is a well informed and loving decision. Although I am not a parent I would like to suggest a few things that might make the transition easier, although I am sure that a consciencous and loving parent would find their own way to it. Children are very perce...

Not withstanding some sulky behaviour on all sides it does seem to me that to answer the question posed in the thread title that this has been a most excellent example of free speech and democracy. The point that Bella made in respect to the ultimately non-democratic role of the moderators I agree w...

Jerome, It is disingenuous to take comments out of their context to paint a different picture. What might you say if you added in comments like this to the equation: ps: MISSREPRESENTATION AND SLANDER IS ILLEGAL, get over it! you dont need secret cameras and investgational journalists to see the tru...