Headmaster's Corner

Paul Keyte assumed the Headship of St Anthony's School in September 2010. He is very familiar with the area, having held a Deputy Headship post at nearby Highgate School and, most recently, South Hampstead High School. Paul graduated with First Class Honours at Oriel College, Oxford, where he read Philosophy and Theology. He began his career at Dulwich College. He was Head of Philosophy and Religious Studies at King's College School in Wimbledon. After serving as a Pastoral Undermaster there, he went on to be Senior Master Academic at Winchester College. He is married to Emily, who is an English Teacher, and has a three year old son named Benedict.

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Paul's Puzzle

Each week the Headmaster sets puzzle questions to provoke discussion. Pupils may answer in any form they think fit: answers include poetry, animated films, cartoons etc.

Paul's Puzzles this week are:

Either

If it really is true that no two snowflakes are identical, does that suggest that the world is beautifully designed or the result of chance?

If judges, bishops and headteachers have a retirement age, should the Queen?

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Previous Puzzles:

Either

If money is the root of all evil, does it follow that the richest people are the most evil?

If a man is innocent until proven guilty, does that mean sacking the England football captain is unjust?

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Either

‘Big fleas have little fleas,
Upon their backs to bite 'em,
And little fleas have lesser fleas,
and so, ad infinitum.

And the great fleas, themselves, in turn
Have greater fleas to go on;
While these again have greater still,
And greater still, and so on.’

Is there any limit to how big or how small a creature can be?

‘How is it that the same notes in a musical piece can create such different images and emotions in different people?’

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Either

If I have an identical thought to you (for example 2 + 2 = 4), is there something identical happening in our physical brains?

Are any animals really free?

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Why do we hate the idea of eating horses and dogs, yet eat chickens and cows?

“A civilised country would ban boxing and fishing, not just foxhunting!” Discuss.

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‘Those who have time to Twitter, are unlikely to have anything worth Tweeting!’ Discuss.

Who decides the correct spelling of words and how do you know they are right?

Whoo desides the korect speling of wurds and howw doo u knough thay r wright?

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Father Christmas manages to finish his work on Christmas Eve because he travels faster than a neutrino! Discuss

The best Christmas present is the presence of love. Discuss

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Christmas presents bring out the best in us. Christmas shopping brings out the worst in us! Discuss.

“A joke that’s told with bad intent, beats all the lies you can invent!” Discuss. (With apologies to Blake!)

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Headmaster's Corner

Paul's Puzzle

Paul's Puzzles this week are: