By the Editor: The author highlights the difference between real education and learning. All too often today’s ‘experience’ is built through simulation, on-line information, PowerPoint-shaped knowledge ‘dumps’ or stylised broadcasts – often on channels required to sensationalise events to draw in the ratings. Real education is more personal, more tangible and requires one to sense the ground first hand, as ably explains below. Last June the world’s media turned their attention on the beaches of Normandy as Monarchs, Presidents, Prime Ministers and Chancellors, as well as veterans and descendan…
