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ADVANCING EDUCATION THROUGH A PROUD HISTORY: our aim for the National Education Museum. Getting a good idea up and running

Good ideas are pretty easy. In Through the Looking Glass Alice says: “I can’t believe that!” “Can’t you?” the Queen said in a pitying tone.
“Try again. Draw a long breath and shut your eyes.” Alice laughed. “It’s no use trying,” she said. “One can’t believe impossible things.”

“I daresay you haven’t had much practice,” said the Queen. “When I was your age I always did it for half an hour a day. Why, sometimes I believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.”

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