The Strange Case of the Experience Machine and the Covid cohort
The philosopher Robert Nozick has a famous thought experiment involving an experience machine or pleasure machine. He asks us to imagine...
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Chris Eyre
- Oct 20, 2022
- 4 min
A Level RS - why we went with OCR
Recently there have been lots of discussions online about the relative merits of different boards for RS A level. I thought it would be...
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Chris Eyre
- Aug 22, 2022
- 2 min
'So Chris, what exactly do you do?'
A few people have asked me the above question recently or have shown an interest in how the freelance journey is going 2 years on. When I...
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Chris Eyre
- Aug 17, 2022
- 3 min
The return of Results Day. A brief guide
After 2 Covid years we may have forgotten what a real results day feels like. In the midst of students jumping up into the air...
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Chris Eyre
- Jul 21, 2022
- 2 min
Does this come with an off switch?
During my last visit to sunny Hampshire in 2016 I spoke about some of the key issues from 'the Elephant in the Staffroom' which was...
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Chris Eyre
- Apr 21, 2022
- 3 min
'My take on the issue is this...'
This post is my honest and deepest thoughts as a person of faith on [INSERT the latest trending spat on social media/sofa discussion on...
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Chris Eyre
- Feb 13, 2022
- 3 min
Here's to all the Drummers
A long time ago – thankfully before the age of Youtube and social media – I used to do a bit of music; there was a very brief band with a...
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Chris Eyre
- Jan 19, 2022
- 4 min
The case for taking a weekly Sabbath
One of my Christmas reads was a book called ‘the Ruthless Elimination of Hurry’ by an American pastor called John Mark Comer. It’s not...
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Chris Eyre
- Jan 17, 2022
- 4 min
A case for Liberalism
Conservative or Socialist? Right Wing or Left Wing? It may be that other options are available. I'd like to make a case for Liberalism....
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Chris Eyre
- Jan 11, 2022
- 4 min
How conservative are you really?
You can take the title one of two ways. Perhaps you have always voted Conservative for various reasons but are you really, truthfully...
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Chris Eyre
- Jan 11, 2022
- 6 min
Boris Johnson's midterm report -1,000 days in
(Written late December 2021 - with a few March 2022 edits as the Johnson government passes 1,000 days!) How is the Johnson government...
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Chris Eyre
- Nov 24, 2021
- 5 min
Freelancing reflections - the one about productivity
I’ve always been interested in organisation and time management - I wonder if the word I am looking for is Productivity. I included some...
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Chris Eyre
- Nov 1, 2021
- 3 min
Dishwasher - communication lessons
After months of washing up by hand we have replaced our dead dishwasher. Although not a top of the range model, it came with a 40 page...
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Chris Eyre
- Oct 28, 2021
- 4 min
Nuance not noise
If you do any sort of logic, philosophy or critical thinking course, you will come across the false dilemma, otherwise known as the...
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Chris Eyre
- Sep 1, 2021
- 3 min
Start of Year rituals: the year plan
The new academic year has begun. Teachers are well rested but no doubt viewing the workload of the coming weeks with some trepidation. We...
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Chris Eyre
- Aug 31, 2021
- 6 min
The ethics of zero hours
One of the best things about teaching and studying the Business Ethics topic in A Level Religious Studies is that there are a number of...
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Chris Eyre
- Aug 24, 2021
- 4 min
Why take Religious Studies at A level?
Students are beginning to enrol at sixth forms and colleges. In larger sixth form settings, one option is Religious Studies but why would...
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Chris Eyre
- Jul 13, 2021
- 2 min
Freelancing - the story so far
Just over 4 months ago I announced my news that I would be leaving full time teaching to prioritise my self-employed work as an examiner,...
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Chris Eyre
- Jul 7, 2021
- 3 min
On being led - the art of following
The shelves are full of books on leadership; yet there are next to no books on following; there is no follower-ship section. As much as...
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Chris Eyre
- Apr 4, 2021
- 3 min
The Case of the Missing Body
'He is risen' is the familiar greeting amongst Christians at Easter. The belief that Jesus died and came back to life is central to...
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