It’s a bit of a hackneyed expression, but we really do live in the ‘throwaway age’, and in no subject area is this truer than in technology. But just because something is old does not mean it has no value….
At this time of year in England, senior students are sitting external examinations. Once their exams are over, the students will be allowed to leave school, and have a long break before going on to university (or getting a full-time job). And so what do many teachers do in this new-found swathe of free time stretching out before them? Why, clear out their cupboards, of course.
In this video I suggest that’s a good idea to think twice about throwing out magazines and books just because they’re old.
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