<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>https://alpha.ecency.com</link><image><url>https://alpha.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>https://alpha.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 23:14:10 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://alpha.ecency.com/@seanmcd/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Book Review:  Carla Shalaby, "Troublemakers: Lessons in Freedom from Young Children at School"]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a wonderful book that will make you pause four times to wipe away tears and reﬂect on the pathological need for obedience and conformity that has become the hallmark of contemporary school systems]]></description><link>https://alpha.ecency.com/@seanmcd/book-review-carla-shalaby-troublemakers-lessons-in-freedom-from-young-children-at-school</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://alpha.ecency.com/@seanmcd/book-review-carla-shalaby-troublemakers-lessons-in-freedom-from-young-children-at-school</guid><category><![CDATA[education]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[seanmcd]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2018 08:35:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iP4ReBMHYn4YtVARuDLTcKDxhGbv4hUDoeRw6Yri3CMzR7xMnMQ3x8uMVy7fEu8BvE2ZTVRhBKk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Home school or Home education?]]></title><description><![CDATA[So you live in the UK and are thinking about taking your child out of school, or don't want to send them there in the first place. When people ask, you say that you are considering "home schooling"]]></description><link>https://alpha.ecency.com/@seanmcd/home-school-or-home-education</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://alpha.ecency.com/@seanmcd/home-school-or-home-education</guid><category><![CDATA[school]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[seanmcd]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2018 11:12:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carillion’s Billions and the Suffering Minions]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you live in the UK, you’ve probably noticed in passing that our second biggest construction firm – Carillion – has gone into liquidation. Behind the headlines promising to safeguard hospitals, schools]]></description><link>https://alpha.ecency.com/@seanmcd/carillion-s-billions-and-the-suffering-minions</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://alpha.ecency.com/@seanmcd/carillion-s-billions-and-the-suffering-minions</guid><category><![CDATA[news]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[seanmcd]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jan 2018 12:02:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/B69zEhWZA8UCKXoBVC3QuU9Yx9xwSWLH5nj2R2eq9FFSXYtrRyxNesHK53ais3bqZhJKVS1AySWdUdKLAh73k6Ao8ugsRJ9rynUYJK1g?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Introducing myself: design, education, long term care, politics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi, I'm Sean McDougall, a self-employed design and innovation consultant based in the English Midlands but working all over the world. The short story of who I am looks a bit like this: Grew up on a council]]></description><link>https://alpha.ecency.com/@seanmcd/introducing-myself-design-education-long-term-care-politics</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://alpha.ecency.com/@seanmcd/introducing-myself-design-education-long-term-care-politics</guid><category><![CDATA[design]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[seanmcd]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jan 2018 17:34:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs75kpKNgyMsDHedHvzJaHPVryyMb2719aRDioM5ybCXPegkKt41VDgCB358VAKHS9Scbps6dt6TBXiih1RVZ7gA9HaAv2pe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>