In a fractal universe, this is what origami looks like. Today's Gratitude Item: Getting some fairly hefty marking done. I was relieved that one of my hardest-working students managed to…
I'm not sure how this works but every autumn, apophysis randomly generates dying leaves. Today's Gratitude Item: Finding an effective work-around for a tricky, unanticipated problem.
As in 'going up'... Today's Gratitude Item: Winning the 'Computational Thinking for Teachers' contest that was run by my subject association last week. Each day, five CS / logic questions…
This one turned out remarkably well. Today's Gratitude Item: My dad's advice. I was feeling overwhelmed by an intimidating 'to do' list. He suggested putting one foot in front of…
As in lights that are purple. Today's Gratitude Item: That at least some of my student's errors are easy to spot and fix. It is a great pity that this…
I'm pretty sure we've been here before... Today's Gratitude Item: Finding a short ethernet cable in my office at school. For some weird reason when I arrive at school, the…
Reminded me of how glass looks when it is being blown. Today's Gratitude Item: Being on time for my first period class. My students arrived roughly ten minutes before the…
Named for the fact that it is round and orange. Today's Gratitude Item: A quiet, peaceful, relaxing and uneventful Saturday. The inclusion of an enjoyable novel and a puzzle book…
In retrospect, I'm not sure that keeping this one was a good idea. Today's Gratitude Item: Getting back to dance! Whilst it was extremely warm tonight, the turn-out was encouraging…
This one is definitely in the 'interesting' category. Today's Gratitude Item: Being back at school. It was nice to have time to catch up with colleagues without our students being…