Shakespeare has delivered a tale of tragic romance here. This tale unfolds in Verona, Italy, where two feuding families the Montagues and the Capulets just can't live together in harmony. Romeo, a Montague and Juliet, a Capulet are the star-crossed lovers who rise above the petty day-to-day feuding and proclaim their love for each other. Make sure you have a box of Kleenex close by. The ending is not pretty.
For anyone involved in improving teaching and learning through staff development in further education this book is essential. The writer convincingly demonstrates his understanding of teachers, teaching situations and students - but he also promotes challenging standards and encourages us to move from our 'comfort zones'. What are practical examples, tips and ideas actually capture best practice. Geoff Petty is an excellent communicator - he can win the reader's trust and push them to try new methods.
Portsmouth, 1782. His Britannic Majesty's frigate Phalarope is ordered to the assistance of the hard-pressed squadrons in the Caribbean. Aboard is her new commander-Richard Bolitho. To all appearances the Philarope is everything a young captain could wish for. But beneath the surface she is a deeply unhappy ship-her wardroom torn by petty greed and ambition, her deckhands suspected of cowardice under fire and driven to near mutiny by senseless ill treatment....
