Mundane News

[oldwheels]

Turned out a hot sunny day but a bit wasted as I had to go to what my late wife called "that hell hole" in Craignure to see a medical consultant. It really is a dreadful place and the waiting area had some inane radio programme going full blast.
Upshot is I am being referred to a cardiologist in Glasgow but a consultation may be done by phone. Does not sound very encouraging.

More delays at Connel Bridge but this time affecting the A85 as well due to workmen above the road doing refurbishment and abseiling above the A85 which was closed while they moved around.

 

[Andy in Germany]

Because of feeling and experiencing the same thing I never teach like that. Neither do I have name badgers either another pet hate of teaching by numbers.

I've been trying to work out how to make more introvert friendly seminars on the way back. Given that introverts and people with Sensory Perception Sensitivity amount to anything up to 20% of the population, it would seem worthwhile.

 

[tom73]

I've been trying to work out how to make more introvert friendly seminars on the way back. Given that introverts and people with Sensory Perception Sensitivity amount to anything up to 20% of the population, it would seem worthwhile.

It's difficult at times one plus thing of covid was once things went online less confident students achieved more and less able learned at own pace.

 

[Andy in Germany]

It's difficult at times one plus thing of covid was once things went online less confident students achieved more and less able learned at own pace.

That's no surprise; I find it sad, although also hardly surprising, that all the (appropriate) concern about the psychological issues related to lockdown, hasn't translated into a greater awareness that "normal" life is extremely difficult for many people.

In your example above, this experience should have been used to bring a more flexible approach to teaching and learning where appropriate, but as soon as Covid was over, everyone went back to business as usual.

 

[Grant Fondo]

I've got some baclava to eat later.

 

[tom73]

That's no surprise; I find it sad, although also hardly surprising, that all the (appropriate) concern about the psychological issues related to lockdown, hasn't translated into a greater awareness that "normal" life is extremely difficult for many people.

In your example above, this experience should have been used to bring a more flexible approach to teaching and learning where appropriate, but as soon as Covid was over, everyone went back to business as usual.

That's very true so much of society was able to take part in things. That have been inaccessible for years so much of the arts like theatre went online and over night was accessible to all.
Teaching and learning has been in need of being more flexible for years what's been tried has just been tinkering.
On your main point start from looking at barriers to learning and removing them. One powerful thing we did was an exercise called tearing strips off katie. she'd drawn a simple girl in a dress like kids do. It was passed round as she read a story. every time you thought it talked about a barrier you ripped a bit off. Once at the end she read out the story again and we stopped her at the point we had ripped a bit off. Then talked about it as we did we taped her back together again. At the end Katie was back together again.
So much starts with getting them though the door.
Be surprised what a simple hand drawn welcome sign on the door will do. My cert ed teacher use to do that and she always had some sort of mood music playing too. Helps set the tone and makes the room welcoming. Asking questions is always difficult one way is having a "carpark" at the back of the room. Students are free to us post it notes then stick them on the carpark you then go though them when your time allows. I also hate having to write on flip charts so don't use them either in group work. or ask for one in group to write stuff.

 

[biggs682]

Nice night for a 13 mile trundle and saw loads of plants

 

[tyred]

Someone is cutting the field of silage out the back and it sounds as if one of the bearings in the mower is dying as it is protesting loudly.

The tractor driver must have no mechanical sympathy as he'll end up damaging other parts as well if he keeps going.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Neither do I have name badgers

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

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Mark Baldwin is an unlikely name for a badger.

 

[Mike_P]

Strava informs me I am the fourth fastest worldwide on an (ebike) sector. Where was I previously... fourth fastest worldwide but seemingly not as fast as today compared to the fifth fastest hence the need for the banner on the ride data.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Mark Baldwin is an unlikely name for a badger.

That’s the name of the badger

 

[Reynard]

Lovely supper of venison burgers*, caramelized onions (in the burger dripping), triple cooked chips and a salad.

Bought in Aldi on YS. Have to say, they were very nice, better IMHO than the Tesco ones I bought a little while back. Think the difference was that they weren't as lean as the Tesco ones, which meant that they stayed nice and juicy. They were also very big, so couldn't finish a whole one. Would deffo have these again.

 

[Jenkins]

Feeling left out, started raining this morning but not had any of the "exciting" stuff

I'm hoping you don't even get the rain when I'm up there at the end of the week.

 

[Gravity Aided]

That’s the name of the badger

The Badger is named Bucky Badger, short for Buckingham