Day 77 – 30 April 2014 and day 26 of the A to Z Blogging Challenge. The last day of the A to Z Blogging Challenge and I’m pleased to say that I have arrived in one piece. Not everyone did though. I started off at number 422 and ended up at 383 (out of2018) … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 77 (Zoology)
A year of work in progress – day 76 (Yarmouk)
Day 76 – 29 April 2014 and day 25 of the A to Z Blogging Challenge. ‘The lexicon of man’s inhumanity to man has a new word and that is Yarmouk,’ said the spokesperson on Radio 4. ‘Shame on all of us that in a United Nations led refugee camp people are dying of starvation’ … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 76 (Yarmouk)
A year of work in progress – day 75 (Xenophile)
Day 75 – 28 April 2014 and day 24 of the A to Z Blogging Challenge. X was always going to be a difficult letter. I could have chosen a word with an x in it like extraordinary and started from there. I could have chosen a more obvious word like x-ray and used it … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 75 (Xenophile)
A year of work in progress – day 74 (Verbs)
Day 74 – 25 April 2014 and day 22 of the A to Z Blogging Challenge. For some reasons when teaching a language in this country we are obsessed with trying to conjugate verbs. Each language has a slightly different approach and mastery of these is seen as essential. Of course we learn to conjugate … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 74 (Verbs)
A year of work in progress – day 71 (Soft machine)
Day 71 – 22 April 2014 and day 19 of the A to Z Blogging Challenge. ‘I’ve bought this Dad but it’s a bit heavy going and I can’t get into it.’ My youngest daughter handed me a thin paperback as we made to say our goodbyes. ‘I thought you might like to give it … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 71 (Soft machine)
A year of work in progress – day 70 (Optimist)
Day 70 – 17 April 2014 and day 15 of the A to Z Blogging Challenge. I am a congenital optimist, I just can’t help myself. Maybe I was born with it. My glass is always half full, the grass is always greener on my side of the fence and life is a string of … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 70 (Optimist)
A year of work in progress – day 69 (Newton)
Day 69 – 16 April 2014 and day 14 of the A to Z Blogging Challenge. This should really have been called: Newton’s laws of motion and the role of physics in local government part 4 Sir Isaac Newton was a clever man. His laws of motion were first compiled in his work Philosophiæ Naturalis … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 69 (Newton)
A year of work in progress – day 67 (Learning to live, learning to play)
Day 67 – 14 April 2014 and day 12 of the A to Z Blogging Challenge. Before I start, lunch is a useful weapon, learn to use it wisely. In a previous piece ‘Learning to Play’ , I described how in our doctors’ surgery there is a small wooden box that sits in the waiting … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 67 (Learning to live, learning to play)
A year of work in progress – day 63 (Dutch)
Day 63 – 4 April 2014 and day 4 of the A to Z Blogging Challenge. Learning Dutch is number ten on my ‘Ten things I’m going to achieve this year’. Why? Because it’s there. Actually it’s a little more than that. I enjoy learning languages even though I don’t think I’m very good at … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 63 (Dutch)
A year of work in progress – day 61 (Braille)
Day 61 – 2 April 2014 and day 2 of the A to Z Blogging Challenge. Today I want to talk about braille burgers but before I do I must mention Benny the Irish Polyglot only because he is such an inspiration. He has a simple mantra for learning a language and that is to … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 61 (Braille)
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 