Eclecticism: Reflections on literature, writing and life

Eclecticism: Reflections on literature, writing and life

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Is honesty always the best policy?
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Is honesty always the best policy?

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Terry Freedman
Jun 07, 2022
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Starting a new job as head of department in a school, I was filled with excitement, and a certain amount of anxiety. Not just for the obvious reasons: new school, new colleagues, new challenges in establishing myself with the kids, but also because I’d been brutally honest at my interview. Here’s what happened.

The job was…

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