September 2018 – The World of Edrith

Wonkhe: A Hierarchy of Purposes in Higher Education

My latest Wonkhe article looks at the various purposes fulfilled by higher education and concludes that it's time to make receiving a degree conditional upon passing a basic national test…

Posted on September 25, 2018October 26, 2018 by Edrith

D&D Political Alignments

YouGov recently put out the results of a poll which had attempted to classify the UK population in terms of D&D Alignment. Whilst an awesome concept, it did also produce…

Posted on September 24, 2018 by Edrith

Two Charlies

I recently reread Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator. It's fascinating that for two books that are so similar - same author, same series,…

Posted on September 17, 2018September 16, 2018 by Edrith

A University Challenge Ranking

Many football fans have a complex system of which team to support in any given match, based on a wide variety of factors that may appear arbitrary and inpenetrable to…

Posted on September 10, 2018September 9, 2018 by Edrith

A Better Secondary School History Curriculum

There are three years of compulsory history in secondary school. That’s just nine terms. If history at primary school is about awakening the love of learning, and more advanced study…

Books, Games, Politics and Miscellany

Month: September 2018