I have seen two great programmes representing Harlow over the past couple of weeks. First it was 'My Story', which featured the life and biography of Anne Wafula Strike. Her story is an inspirational one. Struck down by Polio in Kenya at a young age, Ann is now an Olympic Paralympian and living in Harlow. She is shortly to publish a book about her life.
The second Harlow TV Appearance was a three part series about Pear Tree Mead School. It shows how the school hire Gareth Malone for just a term, in order to try and improve the boys literacy skills, which are way behind the girls. Through a mixture of unconventional teaching methods - including special competitions and teaching in the woods (as opposed to the classroom), gradually, Mr Malone turns the boys literacy kills around. As you watch Mr Malone's methods, and get to know the boys, character by character, you can't but think something amazing is happening.
It is great that Harlow is represented this way on Television. Watching Ann, and seeing the Pear Tree Mead series, I feel I have learnt much : For Ann - determination is everything. For the school - thinking outside the box, means that everything is possible.
P.S. You can read more about Ann Wafula Strike HERE.
by Robert Halfon - www.roberthalfon.blogspot.com
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