October is here and the trees have turned, the winds have begun to blow and the rain is washing away the memory of summer. It still amazes me to this day how our outlook on life shifts with the seasons. Only a month ago the kids were in full swing, telling each other all about their summer vacations, where they enjoyed…

When did we stop becoming our favourite subject?
I’ve just spent the first week of September in schools around the south coast. The students were buzzing with conversation about what they had been up to over the summer, comparing hairdos, shoes and conquests. They were so eager to tell each other about themselves.