I recently retired from higher education. Although it represented a relatively short period of my overall career, I enjoyed the opportunity to work with young people and help prepare them to go forward into the world with their eyes open—or partially open, at least. I must also say, with all respect to academia, that I… Continue reading Higher Education in the Age of AI: From Knowing to Being Able
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Too Old for an Interview? The Experience We Choose to Waste
Organisations routinely praise experience, diversity and lifelong contribution. Yet many older applicants with directly relevant backgrounds are rejected without even a conversation. What does that reveal about the way we assess human value? I have recently applied for several positions for which I believed I possessed substantial and directly relevant experience. I was not offered… Continue reading Too Old for an Interview? The Experience We Choose to Waste
Does Sport Still Do What It Was Intended to Do?
Sport was once defended as a means of developing character, health and social responsibility. Today it is also entertainment, commerce, politics and global spectacle. Has sport lost its way—or are we expecting it to produce benefits it was never designed to guarantee? The question sounds simple, but it begins with a complication: sport has never… Continue reading Does Sport Still Do What It Was Intended to Do?
