366?, Gibberish, Personal
262: When was the last time you wrote in any kind of long form?
For me, it is most probably my MaST dissertation – that being the Primary Mathematics Specialist Teacher certification I gained four (?) years ago. Since then, I have written the odd piece for the TES (Times Educational Supplement) and reviewed mathematics schemes for an educational publisher, both of which ended up being heavily edited at […]
366?, Blogging, Gibberish, Personal
254: What do you do when your partner’s not well?
You do whatever they say and get whatever they want. Mrs Pitts isn’t too cracking right now, so I’m looking after her. All will be well by early next week I’d say.
366?, Gibberish
38: Why does bacon come in rashers, but nothing else does?
I’ve been busy working all day preparing for two observed lessons and trying to come up with 6 different e-safety plans that, ideally, don’t just involve making posters. I think I’ve done that and I think I’m ready for my head to come and watch me teach. I feel like I am prepared – with […]
365, Gibberish
Day 156: The Quickest Of The Lot So Far
Where on Earth has today gone? It certainly doesn’t seem like 17 and a quarter hours since The Boomtown Rats were waking me up. (Tell Me Why) I Don’t Like Mondays is currently the alarm of choice, that cracking piano introduction does wonders to rouse me from my sleep. The day flew by at work […]
365, Gibberish, History, Work
Day 154: The End Of The Sonnets
The first day back at work was lovely in many ways. The morning with Year 6 worked very well, with lots going on and I can already see the potential for great things to happen over the next seven weeks. The afternoon with Year 5 was a different feel – I could certainly see that […]
Gibberish
Hiatus
I often let this site slip so far behind that I feel very neglectful of it. My life has been turned, like The Fresh Prince’s was, upside down over the last year. I have a new home, a new job, many personal changes – nothing feels the same. And yet, amazingly, it all feels better. […]
Gibberish, Humour, Linkage
Dolphins Defend Dick van Dyke
Possibly the greatest thing to have ever happened in the history of the world. It deserves the alliterative title I’ve given it, even though I abhor alliteration. From The Guardian web site: On screen, Dick Van Dyke has been rescued from untimely death by flying cars and magical nannies. Off screen, the veteran star of […]
Gibberish, Language, Linkage
Atrocious Apostrophe’s
(The rogue apostrophe in the title is ironic… honest.) I am a hater of the apostrophe – but only its misuse. The apostrophe is used to denote missing letters in words that over the years have been dropped to ease pronunciation. The commonest examples are the auxiliary verbs and the word ‘not’. Thus I am becomes I’m […]
Election 2010, Gibberish, Humour, Linkage
IKEA’s Election Kitchen Oddness
Never one to miss a trick, IKEA have designed kitchens to suit our potential leader’s personalities. Link: IKEA’s Political Kitchens
