Best of the web 11/09/09

Hi and welcome to our new series of posts rounding up the best articles on the web each day courtesy of bloggerscircle.net

Tony Blair and the need to be aware of Unknown Unknowns
By definition we cannot know the things of which we do not know the existence, but we must always take account of the possible existence of things we do not know. If we do not acknowledge that possibility then we are acting as if we know everything already.

http://www.mattwardman.com/blog/2009/09/09/tony-blair-and-the-need-to-be-aware-of-unknown-unknowns/ debating http://www.matthewtaylorsblog.com/thersa/god-tony-blair-and-human-agency/

Pride – the economic wonder drug
Julian Dobson wonders whether local pride might be the secret ingredient that will give our market towns a future:
http://livingwithrats.blogspot.com/2009/09/pride-economic-wonder-drug.html

Building schools for the future
Joe suggests that instead of focusing on the fabric of school buildings, the key issue is the quality of the teaching.  I don?t disagree, but I do remember my sister teaching for most of the 1990s in a Nissen hut built for Italian prisoners of war in 1944.  And I do think the motivation of the child to learn is also a key factor.
http://townhallmatters.wordpress.com/2009/09/10/building-schools-and-the-future-of-newspapers/ debating http://joenutt.squarespace.com/educational-research-and-news/2009/9/9/bsf-and-waste.html

BBC Proms on TV are boring
Why are the BBC Proms on the TV so boring? The Proms themselves are a marvellous festival. But watching a symphony orchestra is not a visual extravaganza on the best of days and the Vienna Phil aren?t much to look at either. The Proms must be one of the last outposts of the BBC that do not make fabulous use of multimedia facilities.
http://blog.matthewcain.co.uk/bbc-proms-on-tv-are-boring/