To Serve Them All My Days - Part 5 Impass - July 2019

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Now we are deep into school politics--it's eventful but I don't think we need to worry much about spoilers. Any of us who've lived with a bureaucracy know the sorts of things that will happen. I find the shifting alliances fascinating--lots of strong character studies in this section.

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In the film the events of Impass are covered in
Episode 8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25NBW...
Episode 9 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGSbk...

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The casting for Alcock was particularly brilliant. Charles Kay perfectly captures the essential aloneness of 'The Noble Stoic'.

[Nigeyb]

I was wondering about how the TV adaptation portrays Alcock, one of the most striking, if unknowable, characters so far. I just had a look at his photo and he does look very familiar and I can see why he was cast in the role.

So I have just finished this section and am poised to start Part Six. Part Five ends on a really dramatic note. I cannot wait to continue now PJ has sought, and received, wise counsel from Algy Herries.

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Nigeyb wrote: "I was wondering about how the TV adaptation portrays Alcock, one of the most striking, if unknowable, characters so far. I just had a look at his photo and he does look very familiar and I can see ..."

I totally love Algy Herries in both the book and the movie. He was an educator in the true meaning of the word. We could do with more schools like Banfield and headmasters like Algy in our world. It's too easy to emphasize the accumulation of 'facts' and test-taking ability at the expense of wisdom, caring and experience.

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To educate is derived from the Latin which means to bring out knowledge: 'Educate' - The term education has been derived from the Latin word 'educare'.

The term 'educare' means 'to bring up', 'to rise', and 'to nourish'. The child has to bring up like a plant in the garden by the teacher. His potentialities should be developed with proper care and nourishment. https://eduhutch.blogspot.com/2014/11...