Founded by Valentin Haüy (1745-1822) to educate blind students, the National Institute was the first school of its kind. Valentin Haüy was a pioneering figure in the field of education and accessibility for the blind. His interest in their welfare was sparked by a chance encounter with a g...
Like I said, his ideas go against the prevailing narrative we have been taught and believed all our lives, and that doctors reinforce in their offices, and which they learned in medical school. You’re not going to start believing right off the bat one guy who says otherwise. But Sarno’...
I’d hoped they’d get me out of school occasionally! I went to a strict girl’s grammar school and hated it. So I left school to move to a more modern 6th form drama college, then Hull Uni and studied English Lit and Drama. I spent a year out after, at first acting, then for...
temperance reform, and education. In manyconstituenciesthere was evidence ofNonconformistgrievances against the Balfour-engineerededucation actof 1902 that had abolished the school boards, transferred educational responsibilities to the all-purpose local authorities, and...