[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pBm9keEBAY&w=560&h=315] Beware teachers who come brandishing the works of Balzac. When I was at school we gave short shrift to the mild-mannered French mistress who tried to make us plough through Eugénie Grandet. The 11- and 12-year-old pupils at… Continue Reading →