Qualitative Research Support Group - I was refereeing. ;)
The Good Ship College Avenue, Leicester
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Wednesday, 7th May 2008
Qualitative Research Support Group - I was refereeing. ;)
The Good Ship College Avenue, Leicester
Friday, May 9, 2008
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Tuesday, 6th May 2008
Maple on Clarendon Park Road. Isn't the contrast between the terracotta leaves and the flawless blue sky glorious?
Monday, 5th May 2008
Picnic in Victoria Park on an (unusually) sunny and warm Bank Holiday Monday afternoon.
Saturday, 3rd May 2008
A day spent in Nottingham with Ceri and Katy, searching high and low for vintage clothes and wedding dresses.
Monday, May 5, 2008
Apparently unrelated
I'm changing this format. I'm now just going to straight out blog about crap and possibly attach a photo if you are lucky. I've obviously lost all of my marbles...and it happened right here at a hardcore high school on Chicago's near west side. That's right...I'm working night school tonight. It's highly 'Welcome Back Kotter" except for Vinnie Barbarino and Horshack were quite innocent comparatively. What I can't understand about CPS schools is why they don't provide the necessities, as it were...no handsoap, no paper towels, you have to get an allotment of toilet paper before entering the stall (what if things don't go as planned?! what if you drop it on the filthy floor whilst hovering?). If we cannot provide for such basic needs, how can we provide an effective education that might 'stick'. I'm a huge proponent of the idea that our environments greatly influence our moods, achievement levels and productivity. If I'm constantly on the look out for the classroom mouse or worrying about what to do if I don't bring just the 'right' amount of toilet paper into the bathroom, then how can I focus on learning the uses of the pythagorean theorem or complete a character analysis of Hamlet? (let alone learn how to function as a productive member of society, but then that's not really the point of education in the U.S. is it?)The inequalities among the neighbourhood schools here are drastic. Some schools provide laptops for each student in a certain grade while others don't provide paper for making photocopies. I wonder if this could possibly be indicative of or a manifestation of our increasing fragmentation in society or the claims that the mediocrity of our education system is directly effecting the mediocrity of our economy. For example.
Well, I got sidetracked by helping students complete complex algebraic equations...and much to my amazement, it really is like riding a bike...
Friday, May 2, 2008
Tuesday, 29th April 2008
Fantastic haul from Oxfam. The vintage egg cup set in the top left hand corner may make an appearance on eBay pretty soon!
Sunday, 27th April 2008
Hmmmm, have lost the photo. It was of the aftermath of my dinner party. But it's gone. Perhaps I can recreate the scene? Fish pie with steamed broccoli and braised leeks, followed by lemon curd pudding. It was yum - but there's no longer any documentary evidence to prove it. :(
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