Home Archived Word to the wise Back Word to the wise 4th July 2003, 1:00am Diane Hofkins Share Word to the wise https://www.tes.com/magazine/archive/word-wise-4 Copy Link ‘If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun’ Katharine Hepburn, Hollywood legend, 1907-2003 Want to keep reading for free? Register with Tes and you can read two free articles every month plus you'll have access to our range of award-winning newsletters. Register Log in Keep reading for just £1 per month You've reached your limit of free articles this month. Subscribe for £1 per month for three months and get: Unlimited access to all Tes magazine content Exclusive subscriber-only stories Award-winning email newsletters Subscribe now Read more Gerald Haigh, 1937-2017 Diane Hofkins • 11th April 2017 Innovative Practice - Fresh start Diane Hofkins • 16th March 2012 Where do we go from here? Diane Hofkins • 21st July 2006 Would the real Rebecca please stand up? Diane Hofkins • 30th June 2006 Recent Most read Most shared Put teachers at the heart of education reform Analysis 19 April 2024 MAT Tracker: mapping the country’s multi-academy trusts Leadership 19 April 2024 MAT chiefs warning over ‘unaffordable’ teacher pay rise News 19 April 2024 CfE: Secondaries ‘starting again’ as pupils lack ‘common knowledge base’ News 16 April 2024 Capita loses £180m Sats contract to Pearson News 16 April 2024 Larger MATs have ‘highest teacher turnover’ News 16 April 2024 DfE: No Progress 8 replacement for next two years News 18 April 2024 6 ways MATs can tackle SEND challenges News 18 April 2024 Suspensions up by three-quarters since pandemic News 18 April 2024