literature, education, and early modern drama // the words, words, words of a (former) English teacher // all views are my own and do not represent those of my employer // Dr James Alsop (@readtheshakey)
In this bizarre educational environment it can become very easy to convince yourself that every mistake you make in your learning counts as well, and - what is more - counts against you. How do you respond, then, when you get something wrong? How do you react when you fall short of perfection? The answer is simple, but it's one I wish that I had been told when I was at school...
That lower-case "w" in "Curley's wife" stands for some terrible, terrible things. It would be nice to capitalise it, to give it the appearance of a name, to treat it as a title rather than as an insult. But we can't...
