Monthly Archives: July 2013

Impromptu post – Maths on Sports Day?

Today was sports day, and it was great.  While there are a lot of activities, since there are so many children, the vast majority spend the vast majority of time waiting in the stands.  Sure, there was some sport going … Continue reading

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Should we force kids to memorise poems? Part 1: Poetry is hard

Note: This series has been a few days in the writing.  It is a total, though perhaps timely coincidence that I wrote this around the same time that the new NC listed reciting poetry as a component. Poetry: the final … Continue reading

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