Incentives for children & something about books
This discussion is probably eternal and will never be solved. I was deadset against that kind of thing – until I got my own children…… Læs mere »Incentives for children & something about books
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Tech news of the day
In Washington Post about viruses on social networking sites. It’s a very sober article, telling us the facts about the current viruses out there, how… Læs mere »Tech news of the day
Completely unrelated…
As a comment to yesterday’s post about the web’s damaging influence on innocent young children, check this little (1.6 min) speech by Don Tapscott, which… Læs mere »Completely unrelated…
More, yes MORE about youngsters and social networking
I’ve written a lot about this lately and now it’s a major media storm here. If you haven’t read my last entry on the subject,… Læs mere »More, yes MORE about youngsters and social networking
How social networking must be corrupting our children…
because it’s not our fault, is it? The British papers are all running after Baroness & neuroscientist Susan Greenfield today. She has a message that… Læs mere »How social networking must be corrupting our children…
Online safety and children
This is an issue that causes rather heated discussions in the media, in schools and among parents. The discussion is a close cousin to the… Læs mere »Online safety and children
Random kindness and other kindnesses and randomnesses
I subscribe to a rather charming newsletter about digital photography and related subjects called Photojojo, recommended to me by a family member, who owns this… Læs mere »Random kindness and other kindnesses and randomnesses
Culture clash
OK, so it was a lot of snow. It really was. And I was fully sympathetic with the schools for closing on the Monday –… Læs mere »Culture clash
Living history
Our Sunday outing took us a little bit further away than usual, namely to the most famous school/college on the planet, Eton. It is a… Læs mere »Living history
What will Obama do? (and something about parenting)
Andrew Sullivan does some deliberation and a bit of wishful thinking in The Sunday Times. It hasn’t been published online, but probably will be tomorrow… Læs mere »What will Obama do? (and something about parenting)
Tools for a better understanding of conflicts
I’m trying my hand with some new podcasts now that I’m exercising three times a week. You can hear a lot of podcasts in 4-5… Læs mere »Tools for a better understanding of conflicts
Dutiful parents…
… as we are, we tried to do something meaningful with Dane over the holidays. Possibly the best bit was finally getting up in the… Læs mere »Dutiful parents…
Cute kid interviews Joe Biden
This really speaks for itself. I found it on Ezra Klein’s blog.
Close to home
Yesterday was Ripley Bonfire Night – one of the year’s biggest events in our neighbouring village where Dane goes to school. The entertainment starts with… Læs mere »Close to home
There’s still hope!
Here’s a very happy story from the real world: When we were on our holiday on the south coast we spent a day in Portsmouth… Læs mere »There’s still hope!
Music
When I was a child and a teenager I was seriously teased at school. It was a pain to go there and I can still… Læs mere »Music
School buses
On our trip through America we often marvelled over the school bus system. Wherever we were, we saw school buses everywhere and we noticed how… Læs mere »School buses
A little Obama and a lot of other stuff
Slate, New York Times, The American Prospect, Megan McArdle and a lot of sites that they’re linking to discuss the Obama speech. They seem to… Læs mere »A little Obama and a lot of other stuff
