Emma C Williams

Emma Williams is a private Latin tutor and a teacher in a large comprehensive school in Woking, Surrey. She is also a freelance writer and author. You can find her on twitter @emma_c_williams.

9 Posts

In Defence of Private Tuition

“Private tuition can be harmful to the long-term academic prospects of children, a leading London headteacher warned today.”

Emma C Williams

28 Sep 2017 · 6 min read

On Opinions and Entitlement

The claim that we are “entitled to our opinion” is a professed appeal to the principles of liberty and free speech, when in reality it undermines those principles.

Emma C Williams

3 Apr 2016 · 5 min read

Taking the Wonder Out of Science Education

A couple of years ago, the London Science Museum produced its own travelling act for children called “The Energy Show”.

Emma C Williams

20 Feb 2016 · 7 min read

The Disinviting of Dawkins

When the moment arose, everyone was appalled by what he had to say and, as I recall, he quit his degree shortly after.

Emma C Williams

1 Feb 2016 · 5 min read

Herd Mentality

Herd mentality – in all its forms, both ancient and modern – is probably the thing that frightens me most in the world.

Emma C Williams

3 Jan 2016 · 5 min read

Schools proposing to audit pupils' characters should mind their own business

In education, where my own experience lies, a depressingly corporate tone is now the norm.

Emma C Williams

19 Dec 2015 · 5 min read

Je Suis George Lawlor

University life is beginning to sound like a dystopian world; hollow-eyed students hunting in packs, scouring the landscape for dissenting individuals unplugged from the matrix.

Emma C Williams

29 Nov 2015 · 6 min read

On Privilege and Being Human

Our intellectual ascendency defined us as a species and is inextricably linked to our success and our ability to connect with one another.

Emma C Williams

19 Nov 2015 · 4 min read

When Safe Spaces Collide with Germaine Greer

Strident, inflammatory, provocative, opinionated – in numerous ways, Greer is difficult to like. She annihilates men and belittles other women, shooting down feminist allies from Friedan to Weldon.

Emma C Williams

2 Nov 2015 · 5 min read