20.01.2023 Volume 2, Issue 7
St Edward’s College, Malta
Dwardu’s Scoops The business of getting wiser By Daniel Caruana Smith
What is a school’s primary function? “To teach and educate”, might be your answer. We expect schools to teach us about all the nuances of life and how to be successful; that’s what they’re for, right? Paradoxically, most don’t. More often than not it is life itself, through painful, meaningful experiences, that serves to be our best tutor.
Inside this issue Little farmers .................................. 3 Droid Dominion ............................. 5
This idea carries with it a hope and, to a certain degree, a provocation. We are challenged to believe that there is some way to ‘hot-wire’ the system, and learn systematically (and in a shorter time), what might take others years of stumbling to discover. Although there is no real short cut to acquiring such knowledge, this realization does serve to critique the ways in which we set about acquiring the skills we need to succeed. Although we may feel the weight of milestones such as our thirtieth or fiftieth birthday, do they Cont pg 2
Sicily trip.......................................... 6 Chinese celebrations .................... 9 Togetherness in art ...................... 10 Japan vibes ..................................... 11 Prize Day highlights ..................... 12 Budding historians……………. 14
Special points of interest • Editorial: the prize of life • EQ and IQ and how they differ • A celebration of different cultures • Changing perceptions on the concept of being a historian.