Monthly Archives: September 2008

When will I learn?

Posted on Wed Sep 10 2008 by Jax

Two months ago, I posted about Small’s reading. I talked about whole word recognition, and how that’s what we were focussing on. We didn’t tell Small that. Somewhere since then, pretty much unaided, especially as he didn’t come to school … Continue reading →

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Something Amazing III

Posted on Tue Sep 9 2008 by Tim

I think a rainbow has to count as amazing, but so too do thunder clouds and lightning. I used to live in Stuttgart, my flat was high up on one of the hills overlooking the city and I have a … Continue reading →

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Special Offer

Posted on Tue Sep 9 2008 by Tim

Maybe it is just me… Jax doesn’t think it is at all odd, anyway.

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Something Amazing II

Posted on Mon Sep 8 2008 by Tim

Crookes Radiometer Never have quite “got” this improbable little thing. Pretty though, I used to have one on my bedroom windowsill when I was at school, used to go mad in direct sunlight.

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Something Amazing I

Posted on Mon Sep 8 2008 by Tim

Newton’s Cradle No matter how often I see one of these, they still fascinate me.

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They don’t get it

Posted on Mon Sep 8 2008 by Tim

They really, really don’t get it. One of the crassest and most totally idiotic examples of mindless web design that I have ever seen. http://www.co-op.ac.uk/

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A good day

Posted on Sun Sep 7 2008 by Jax

started by the fact that I didn’t surface until 12.30, as I was finishing off my book, The Margarets Not sure that I can be bothered to write a separate book review post (although I ought, as there are a … Continue reading →

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One week down

Posted on Sat Sep 6 2008 by Jax

of our new school attendance pattern, and I think it’s gone pretty well all round. Big is now going four days a week, and Small three, so they’re both back to flexi-schooling, which I think suits them both well. Big … Continue reading →

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It’s elementary, my dear watson.

Posted on Wed Sep 3 2008 by Jax

Sometime today it was decided that I will be taking all elementary classes. I have a mammoth amount of material to familiarise myself with in a hurry, but fortunately, lots of experience with making it up as I go along … Continue reading →

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Protected: Looking for a silver lining

Posted on Tue Sep 2 2008 by Jax

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BBC NEWS | Education | Database of children is delayed

Posted on Mon Sep 1 2008 by Jax

BBC NEWS | Education | Database of children is delayed The introduction of a database of details about every child in England has been delayed for the second time. The database of children’s names, addresses, birth dates and contact details … Continue reading →

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