Category Archives: Montessori minded

Master of the universe | Technology | The Observer

Posted on Sun Sep 14 2008 by Jax

Master of the universe | Technology | The Observer How important is it that his games teach as well as entertain? ‘I’m not sure teach is the right word,’ he says. ‘Computer games and simulations are much more powerful [as … Continue reading →

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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 →

Posted in Big, Getting to know you, Jonny had two apples, Making things, Montessori minded, Small steps, reeling, writhing | 3 Comments

Books finished today

Posted on Sat Aug 2 2008 by Jax

Right-brained Children in a Left-brained World: Unlocking the Potential of Your ADD Child Jeffrey Freed. Borrowed this one from Kirsty following ponderings on Small, who most definitely doesn’t fit into standard assessments of learning styles or behaviours. I don’t know … Continue reading →

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Remiss.

Posted on Fri Aug 1 2008 by Jax

In blogging. I will regret that if I don’t catch up a little as it will be a week I can’t remember. So some highlights, or at least memory prompts. Walking – I’ve walked to friend’s house to feed her … Continue reading →

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staff meetings and bureaucracy

Posted on Thu Jul 24 2008 by Jax

Have I spelt that right? It looks very wrong. Anyway, this morning I took another trip out to the park. I was amused by the way so many parents ignored our presence when they realised we weren’t parents, avoiding eye … Continue reading →

Posted in Montessori minded, political stuff | 3 Comments

a reading

Posted on Tue Jul 1 2008 by Jax

K rang tonight to find out if I had chosen/ decided on a reading. I said there’s a little poem, just about 12 lines I was thinking of, and she cried down the phone at me, as it’s the poem … Continue reading →

Posted in Montessori minded, family | 11 Comments

too many tears

Posted on Sat Jun 28 2008 by Jax

I keep thinking I’ve cried about enough and then someone says something nice, or I catch the eye of another member of the family and I’m crying all over again. Then again, we did difficult things today – went to … Continue reading →

Posted in Big, Montessori minded, Small steps, family, reeling, writhing | 18 Comments

who you calling chicken?

Posted on Thu Jun 19 2008 by Jax

We’ve had the offer of a rescued chicken at school, and it is something we’ve considered previously. But we’ve also had problems with a mink taking our rabbits, so I’m wondering how on earth we’d keep a chicken safe – … Continue reading →

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Some government dept, somewhere.

Posted on Thu Jun 12 2008 by Jax

NDS – News Distribution Service From 2010 the new scheme will form part of personal skills accounts that will be available to all adults and will guarantee free training for older people up to at least level 2 GCSE equivalent. … Continue reading →

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more blogging

Posted on Fri Jun 6 2008 by Jax

end of first week with new member of staff on board – we’ve got by through quite a challenging week so that’s gone fairly well. I’m beginning to feel on top of classroom management on some days – for some … Continue reading →

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birthday walk (the montessori way).

Posted on Mon Jun 2 2008 by Jax

First of all, gather your children into an ellipse, sitting on chairs in the children’s house. Then you can start The 29th May 2003 was a very special day – that was the day that Small was born! We’re going … Continue reading →