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Examinations and Ticky Tacky

Argus title : Exams help destroy joy of learning

It’s half term, so I don’t want to spend as much time as I usually do writing this column. My daughter’s also preparing for school examinations.

My mother used to feed us fish and raisins at exam time. She’d read somewhere that it was “good for the brain”. She was right about the fish, though I think a crash diet of it probably did little good.

I imagine there are probably parents right now in Sussex feeding fish to their children. “Ah Mum, I can’t eat mackerel” “Go on, get it down you. Oily fish is best for your brain.” Continue reading