tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21077063.post6590447769026919819..comments2024-02-16T08:32:46.618+00:00Comments on Donald Clark Plan B: 10 ‘tyrannies of time’ in learningDonald Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00796341486328270474noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21077063.post-10562654574899519792008-06-07T08:36:00.000+00:002008-06-07T08:36:00.000+00:00I know what you mean about postprandial ineffectiv...I know what you mean about postprandial ineffectiveness. As a guitar instructor in Scottish schools ( http://edubuzz.org/blogs/alancoady ), I'd confirm that the first lesson after lunch sees most pupils at their poorest - including those who have eaten sensibly!Alan Coadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13689438580123122785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21077063.post-24097540404509652782008-06-04T09:02:00.000+00:002008-06-04T09:02:00.000+00:00I'm now mid-way through season 5 of 'The Wire'. It...I'm now mid-way through season 5 of 'The Wire'. It is, without any shred of hyperbole, the finest TV show ever made. Astonishing from start to finish. Wait 'til you get to season 3 - gobsmacking stuff.<BR/><BR/>Regards the tyrannies of time, I've always been stunned at the relationship of the agrarian calendar to schools. Nothing but nothing filled me with horror as a kid as the onset of Autum - it meant a return to school and rain, rain and more rain. It's quite crazy that we still organise the academic year around a world model from the mid 19th century.Damien DeBarrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10801309433073998740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21077063.post-25048782369954455522008-06-04T07:34:00.000+00:002008-06-04T07:34:00.000+00:00Thanks to your earlier post, I made my daughter pr...Thanks to your earlier post, I made my daughter practice. And yes, it is effective she is not writing the reversed alphabets. I also read her a story about squiggly worm,she was so happy. I felt fulfilled too.Wonder how much difference sharing can make. I hope what I share helps someone just like I was helped by these posts. About the way kids learn, my father always kept on saying this-kids need just three things, joy, toy and play. Another observation it's also individual interest, some kids love studies others don't. My son is on auto pilot now, no revisions but still he tops the class. I keep telling him to go slow, I fear burn out but he is on a different trip. Comparing with his friend each half mark and in some cases asking teacher to deduct marks when he thinks he dosen't deserve them. It's a passion like other things, but there are ways to make it effective I agree.Thanks and regards.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com