KFC flavoured Oreos. Weirder than the Oreo burger than I had recently. The filling definitely tastes a little like chicken but also a bit like a ginger biscuits. The biscuits taste overpowered it unfortunately. Kids liked them.
KFC flavoured Oreos. Weirder than the Oreo burger than I had recently. The filling definitely tastes a little like chicken but also a bit like a ginger biscuits. The biscuits taste overpowered it unfortunately. Kids liked them.
Breakfast noodles.
Head in a book.
Coffee, homework, eggy bread, Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago, The National - High Violet, sorting the washing, washing up, more coffee, Halo - Combat Evolved on the PS5 (still annoyed coop requires two Playstation accounts and two Microsoft accounts).
I’ve been consciously trying to write more and was getting in the habit recently writing a page a day in my notebook but as with all things it kind of fell by the wayside. But when I did do it, I think, maybe that I definitely felt better for it. So, I am starting again and trying to put some ink down on the page the last few days.
I was aware today as well that I want to not get caught up in always feeling like there’s a thousand things to do and that if I don’t do them right now then catastrophe is inevitable. Especially in my job as a classroom teacher, there’s always that feeling of there being things I could be doing, in addition to the things I should be doing. That these joint pressures mean that I never stop. And that this is not necessarily for the best. That it would be better to talk to people, or to spend some time writing instead of being busy. As always, some things are easier said than done.
I like doing CrossFit as a means to being fit. Just this week I sat on the Assault Bike for 45 minutes, did 45 strict pull ups alongside some skipping and box jumps and did some heavy squat cleans. I like the variety and believe it’s important to growing old healthily.
But… in some ways it doesn’t scratch the itch. It’s just going to the gym really. Which is why I’m happy to that I’ve been bouldering regularly recently. This definitely scratches the itch. I like the challenge of it, the high of completing a route and it’s exercising still even if it doesn’t feel like it.
I think I give up. Trying to buy Minecraft for my daughter’s MacBook but my card keeps getting declined. Struggling to understand the alternatives honestly. :(
A couple of coffee related pictures from yesterday. The first was funny and the second is… umm interesting.
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The KFC-Oreo burger currently available in China was disappointing in its plainness. I like the (brown) mashed potato well enough with the chicken. I was just expecting something weirder in taste.
I always think I’ll be annoyed forever and then I just don’t have time to. I just realised I’ve thought that three times today.
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Week 2
What neuroscience tells us about teaching early years | Tes
So your advice to EYFS teachers is to slow down, exaggerate and repeat? Yes, don’t feel this pressure to always be doing something new. Lots of people still have this idea of stimulating the young brain - that the more stimulation we give to a child, the faster their brain will develop. Every day has to be different, and they want parents to see that when they’re picking their children up or via the photos they post on the school app. In fact, from a neuroscientist’s perspective, the more we understand about how brains learn, the more we understand that less content repeated more times equals better learning. So rather than feeling a lot of pressure to do something new every day, teachers should appreciate that what children need is to be doing exactly the same thing, preferably with exactly the same language and exactly the same learning resources, at exactly the same time each day.
Playing beyond my level today. Which I guess is good but I keep making mistakes. Which I get is good but it’s not the best feeling.
First day back at school. A week of meetings, getting ready and trying to feel excitement and not worry about the year ahead. Remembering the things that I think in this situation after being outside of it for 6 weeks or so. But also happy to see colleagues again.
1 min as hard as possible. 3 minutes rest. 10 times. Horrible. Disgusting. Difficult. Effective.
I think it’s that I keep telling myself that I actually do use Instagram to keep in touch with a few friends I wouldn’t otherwise and that, sometimes, some of the things I see are informative. I just wish I could only see the useful stuff.
I occasionally play majiang with colleagues. I know the basics of the game and am able to play, but there’s so much more going on that I’m not aware of. My colleagues are able to play and chat while I just do one! Still, gotta be good for the brain.
I underestimated how hilly the run around the compound is. I was planning to do 5km but stopped (gave up) at 3.4km which was 3 loops. It’s already 30 degrees too (86F) in my defense. Plan for next time is to go slower…
📺 Widow’s Bay (Apple TV+) - I don’t normally do scary but this has enough comedy that I’ve stuck through it. L and I are nothing really enjoying it. 📖 Empire of the Vampire by Jay Kristoff. I am currently scrolling IG too much… BUT one of the book recommendations was this. Interested to see how it goes. 🎵Psyence Fiction - UNKLE. 1998! Still great.
If your answer is more than an hour a day, you’re in Track 3 and you’ll be focusing on choosing books that are hard enough for your intellectual level as well as improving your ability to sit and focus.
I like this idea, particularly as a means to think about my focus. One of the bonus challenges is to watch a film without a second screen…
We talk about the Sandlot.
We tried recording on the bed. Talked about somethings.
A quick chat to keep the ball rolling.