Well, I'm glad it wasn't Sid mainly for your sake, but also because Sid is a nice cat. But Cato was a nice cat too and I suspect that he was only a young thing, and ten weeks of comfort instead of a lifetime isn't much. more…
Oh dear, I am very sorry and hope you can find some comfort in reflecting on how happy you made his last weeks of life. I presume you mean Xxxxx Road and not your lane? Black cats are so vulnerable at twilight.
I don't have any memory of the fisherman song; but am happy to report that contrary to many people's belief, playground songs are alive and well, with modern celebrities included just as I recall a song about catching Perry Como! more…
No - this was several years later. I was still coming third and she was being feted around the world.
I'm not questioning the authenticity of folksongs, but of some folksongs which were collected by only one person who paid his sources. There is also the case of 'Home Sweet Home' which first appeared in a book more…
Was that the time you came third to Lesley Garrett? If so has she ever pinched your song? BTW I think you are mistaken to question the authenticity of folk songs as I doubt there actually is a right or wrong version, especially as many had their roots before universal literacy was at least attempted. That they vary from generation to generation a more…
True. Interesting though where would one stand if the MP won a case for libel against the newspaper. Would everyone who, in good faith, repeated it in print also be guilty of libel? more…
Sounds reasonable, although quite often they tell us that the trip is the finale. It's one of the questions we ask "How far on are they with this topic and how much do they already know?" so we have a reasonable idea what to ask and what to tell. more…
There's also the question of what is already public knowledge. If I write a comment about an MP who has been sleeping with his secretary as a result of reading about it in the newspaper, that would be different from making a comment when nobody else has heard of it, so I myself am revealing the information.
I think it's because when you've gone to the expense of having a trip to support the curriculum, a teacher wants time to follow up on it in class before the freshness has worn off in the children's minds. Most schools will timetable a trip fairly early on in a topic, to trigger off interest - if that's not possible, they still don't really want it more…
Children are very good at knowing when they are ready to learn something. There probably is a stage at which non-readers should be nudged or even pushed into reading, but I doubt if that is before about seven years old; after all, if you cannot properly diagnose dyslexia before the age of seven or eight, it probably means that a great many children more…
True. My comments about a consultancy were, as I am sure you realised, tongue in cheek. However, as a parish councillor as well as as an employee, the loose wording of these clauses worries me as the interpretation will be wildly different according to the agenda of the person who for whatever reason dislikes what they read in a blog. more…
As an early years teacher I'm completely in agreement with the idea of delaying formal education till the age of 6. The analogy I use is that of trying to potty train a new-born baby - if you start from birth, they will be dry at about 2 years old. (In the meantime, it will be the parents who are trained to fetch a potty at intervals and sit the ba more…
In response to the comments rather than the blog, "the truth as I see it" isn't necessarily the truth as it is, especially if I have difficulty with empathy.
As a professional, some company loyalty to the hand that feeds you has to be expected. It's also right to have respect for colleagues and not to belittle them in public.
My nephew Joe is in the same position, except that he is also dyslexic and therefore only says it and doesn't write it down. Could you set up as a consultancy called "Telling it like it is" working undercover for firms and telling them just what is really wrong in the workplace? more…
This is where my Asperger's syndrome would coe into play and I would say whatever I wanted so long as it's the truth. Of course it makes my presence in the workplace disruptive and therefore in effect unemployable. more…
Sometimes when we look at the nineteenth century clogs with their metal taps to prevent the wooden soles wearing out too fast I ask the teacher to speculate what it must have been like to have a class full of children wearing such clogs in a classroom with a tiled or wooden floor. Teaching on a building site must have a similar effect on the head b more…
Maybe the person in question should get a job in subtitling. I remember one episode of Ballykissangel where the line "Would you like some more, Padraig?" was I seem to recall transcribed as "Would you like summer pork?" (Father gets rather deafer than usual with some accents including Irish.) more…
We had that a couple of years ago in the nursery. We were expecting to have a big "Bob the Builder" type theme with the children as a result, but they were totally oblivious unless something as impressive as a crane turned up! more…
Recent comments (30)
In response to: "R.I.P." 1 day old
by LissaT Pro
Well, I'm glad it wasn't Sid mainly for your sake, but also because Sid is a nice cat. But Cato was a nice cat too and I suspect that he was only a young thing, and ten weeks of comfort instead of a lifetime isn't much. more…
In response to: "R.I.P." 1 day old
by lizdavies [Member]
The tragedy of keeping pets - but well before you might have expected it. So sorry. Selfishly glad it wasn't Sid. more…
In response to: "R.I.P." 2 days old
by Pam [Visitor]
Oh dear, I am very sorry and hope you can find some comfort in reflecting on how happy you made his last weeks of life. I presume you mean Xxxxx Road and not your lane? Black cats are so vulnerable at twilight.
Thinking of you more…
In response to: "R.I.P." 2 days old
by isadora101 [Member]
I am so sorry :( xx more…
In response to: "R.I.P." 2 days old
by trintrin1x [Member]
That is so sad :( xx more…
In response to: "R.I.P." 2 days old
by Bushka Pro
How very tragic...and sad! Commiserations....
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In response to: "Lincolnshire Folk" 7 days old
by LissaT Pro
I don't recall ever singing it at St. Peters, only at Thrunscoe. more…
In response to: "Lincolnshire Folk" 8 days old
by lizdavies [Member]
I don't have any memory of the fisherman song; but am happy to report that contrary to many people's belief, playground songs are alive and well, with modern celebrities included just as I recall a song about catching Perry Como! more…
In response to: "Lincolnshire Folk" 12 days old
by LissaT Pro
No - this was several years later. I was still coming third and she was being feted around the world.
I'm not questioning the authenticity of folksongs, but of some folksongs which were collected by only one person who paid his sources. There is also the case of 'Home Sweet Home' which first appeared in a book more…
In response to: "Lincolnshire Folk" 13 days old
by Pam [Visitor]
Was that the time you came third to Lesley Garrett? If so has she ever pinched your song? BTW I think you are mistaken to question the authenticity of folk songs as I doubt there actually is a right or wrong version, especially as many had their roots before universal literacy was at least attempted. That they vary from generation to generation a more…
In response to: "Cofidentiality versus Freedom of Speech" 15 days old
by LissaT Pro
True. Interesting though where would one stand if the MP won a case for libel against the newspaper. Would everyone who, in good faith, repeated it in print also be guilty of libel? more…
In response to: "Work" 15 days old
by LissaT Pro
Sounds reasonable, although quite often they tell us that the trip is the finale. It's one of the questions we ask "How far on are they with this topic and how much do they already know?" so we have a reasonable idea what to ask and what to tell. more…
In response to: "Cofidentiality versus Freedom of Speech" 15 days old
by lizdavies [Member]
There's also the question of what is already public knowledge. If I write a comment about an MP who has been sleeping with his secretary as a result of reading about it in the newspaper, that would be different from making a comment when nobody else has heard of it, so I myself am revealing the information.
But as you say, it's sometim more…
In response to: "Work" 15 days old
by lizdavies [Member]
I think it's because when you've gone to the expense of having a trip to support the curriculum, a teacher wants time to follow up on it in class before the freshness has worn off in the children's minds. Most schools will timetable a trip fairly early on in a topic, to trigger off interest - if that's not possible, they still don't really want it more…
In response to: "Just Two Months" 18 days old
by LissaT Pro
Privately, yes. Even Pa has stopped saying that he has been here long enough, though he hasn't yet admitted that he is now part of the family. more…
In response to: "Just Two Months" 19 days old
by Pam [Visitor]
I bet you hope they do not now - he is so at home!
Pam more…
In response to: "Formal Lessons?" 19 days old
by LissaT Pro
Children are very good at knowing when they are ready to learn something. There probably is a stage at which non-readers should be nudged or even pushed into reading, but I doubt if that is before about seven years old; after all, if you cannot properly diagnose dyslexia before the age of seven or eight, it probably means that a great many children more…
In response to: "Cofidentiality versus Freedom of Speech" 19 days old
by LissaT Pro
True. My comments about a consultancy were, as I am sure you realised, tongue in cheek. However, as a parish councillor as well as as an employee, the loose wording of these clauses worries me as the interpretation will be wildly different according to the agenda of the person who for whatever reason dislikes what they read in a blog. more…
In response to: "Formal Lessons?" 19 days old
by lizdavies [Member]
As an early years teacher I'm completely in agreement with the idea of delaying formal education till the age of 6. The analogy I use is that of trying to potty train a new-born baby - if you start from birth, they will be dry at about 2 years old. (In the meantime, it will be the parents who are trained to fetch a potty at intervals and sit the ba more…
In response to: "Cofidentiality versus Freedom of Speech" 19 days old
by lizdavies [Member]
In response to the comments rather than the blog, "the truth as I see it" isn't necessarily the truth as it is, especially if I have difficulty with empathy.
As a professional, some company loyalty to the hand that feeds you has to be expected. It's also right to have respect for colleagues and not to belittle them in public.
more…
In response to: "Just Two Months" 19 days old
by LissaT Pro
He is a very sweet cat. I am surprised that after all the adverts his original owners haven't come for him. more…
In response to: "Just Two Months" 19 days old
by avenscent [Member]
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh sweet. more…
In response to: "Cofidentiality versus Freedom of Speech" 20 days old
by LissaT Pro
My nephew Joe is in the same position, except that he is also dyslexic and therefore only says it and doesn't write it down. Could you set up as a consultancy called "Telling it like it is" working undercover for firms and telling them just what is really wrong in the workplace? more…
In response to: "Cofidentiality versus Freedom of Speech" 20 days old
by lee954 [Member]
This is where my Asperger's syndrome would coe into play and I would say whatever I wanted so long as it's the truth. Of course it makes my presence in the workplace disruptive and therefore in effect unemployable. more…
In response to: "Saluting Today's School" 22 days old
by LissaT Pro
Sometimes when we look at the nineteenth century clogs with their metal taps to prevent the wooden soles wearing out too fast I ask the teacher to speculate what it must have been like to have a class full of children wearing such clogs in a classroom with a tiled or wooden floor. Teaching on a building site must have a similar effect on the head b more…
In response to: "Address" 22 days old
by lizdavies [Member]
In some banks etc, they have TV screens showing the news with I assume simultaneous subtitling. Some of those are gobbledegook. more…
In response to: "Address" 23 days old
by LissaT Pro
Maybe the person in question should get a job in subtitling. I remember one episode of Ballykissangel where the line "Would you like some more, Padraig?" was I seem to recall transcribed as "Would you like summer pork?" (Father gets rather deafer than usual with some accents including Irish.) more…
In response to: "Address" 23 days old
by lizdavies [Member]
Like "Big breaths"! more…
In response to: "Saluting Today's School" 23 days old
by lizdavies [Member]
We had that a couple of years ago in the nursery. We were expecting to have a big "Bob the Builder" type theme with the children as a result, but they were totally oblivious unless something as impressive as a crane turned up! more…
In response to: "Cato" 26 days old
by Bushka Pro
I thought there might be a 'preserve' for him alone! ;) more…