As a privileged survivor of the First World War I hope I may be allowed to interject here a deeply felt tribute to those who were not fortunate enough to succeed but who shared the signal honor of trying to the last to salvage peace.
Misdirected focus on paperwork on procedures and on bureaucracy frustrates teachers and fails to give children the education they need.
Absence from whom we love is worse than death and frustrates hope severer than despair.