Tag: reading in 2018

Who We Are and How We Got Here by David Reich #review and my #reading in April

Posted by | Published on April 27, 2018

“The breakthrough that all archaeologists have been waiting for; a truly exciting account of the way in which ancient DNA is making us rethink prehistory. […] 

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The Shepherd’s Hut by Tim Winton #review and my #reading in March

Posted by | Published on April 1, 2018

You’re a kid, you don’t know anything. Mum said school mighta been different for me if I only give a damn. Maybe it was wasted […] 

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#Essays #TheRubofTime #FeelFree #review and my #reading in February

Posted by | Published on February 25, 2018

The day-to-day business of compiling a novel often seems to consist of nothing but decisions – decisions, decisions, decisions. Should this paragraph go here? Or […] 

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Lost Connections by Johann Hari #review and my #reading in January

Posted by | Published on January 28, 2018

“We have been systematically misinformed about what depression and anxiety are.”                              […] 

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The Eye of the Future: Waiting for Gonski (Part 2)  →

Posted in Education, Featured, Government

All agree that the educational and political issues David Gonski and his panel must sift through are formidable. Maybe we need to simplify. If you asked an Australian person the following […] 

Building planes – as they fly  →

Posted in Education, Professional development, Uncategorized

A wonderful analogy for what we are trying to do at the moment in schools, although you could, one imagines, read it very differently:   [vodpod id=ExternalVideo.616735&w=425&h=350&fv=%26rel%3D0%26border%3D0%26] more about “EDS Airplane online […] 

Where Good Ideas Come From  →

Posted in Popular culture, Uncategorized

I keenly await the new Steven Johnson book, Where Good Ideas Come From, released next month. Until then, here’s his most recent TED talk.  

The Solitary Traveller II: Isle of Man  →

Posted in Photography, Travel

I have read many times, in brochures, books and websites that the Isle of Man is a microcosm of Britain. Mostly, this is said in reference to the natural environment […] 

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