Mostly musings on design
The key to successful teaching of children is: high but reasonable expectations, clear explanations on the reasons behind the teaching, modeling the teaching for the child and finally, letting the child have lots of practice.
Ultimately though, this goes beyond just teaching children – this model covers teaching anybody, anything
Oh and Christine Gross-Loh’s book is an excellent read. A very non-judgemental book that explores how other cultures approach raising children. Recommended.
Oh my! This was an excellent and deliciously satirical read. Why this poor book (and its author, Stella Gibbons) is not more widely known beggars belief. Cold Comfort Farm is a masterpiece of skewering the horrible cliches of English literature based in the “country-pastoral” genre (think Thomas Hardy’s The Trumpet Major). And the ending is, in my opinion, just as satirical of the “good old” Hollywood movie endings of the time period (mid-1930s). I highly recommend the book.
Currently reading through “India: A History” by John Keay. An excellent, witty, rambunctious and, so far, a fun read of India and it’s fascinating history throughout the ages. Great stuff and I recommend the book for anyone who wants a general overview of Indian history.