Author: johblogs

June 2024

Why can’t terms be 10 weeks?

This podcast is remarkable. https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-emerald/id1465445746. I especially loved the clouds one.

I feel like there is a lack of visions for a better future. I read this: https://theconversation.com/the-dispossessed-at-50-ursula-k-le-guins-anarchist-utopia-was-an-anguished-response-to-war-its-political-power-endures-227487.

If you need a game to enhance your reading: https://www.trendwatching.com/innovations/library-uses-chatgpt-to-turn-popular-books-into-choose-your-own-adventure-games. I don’t really. I love reading. One of my favourite forms of escapism!

May 2024

I love glass jars! They are so useful. https://www.trendwatching.com/innovations/peeling-labels-off-kraft-mayonnaise-jars-reveals-what-they-can-be-used-for-next (source:https://www.trendwatching.com/)

https://aeon.co/videos/closed-captions-suck-heres-one-artists-inventive-project-to-make-them-better (source: https://today.design/)

This is an issue that haunts me as a public school teacher. That our society has less space at the top for our kids. https://theconversation.com/weve-come-a-long-way-on-gender-diversity-but-what-about-class-how-networks-of-private-school-privilege-dominate-australian-society-226959

https://theconversation.com/jane-goodall-inspires-generations-of-conservationists-we-need-her-education-program-in-schools-228365

What a great market. I would love a market with a focus on recycled homewares. https://www.trendwatching.com/innovations/ikea-hosts-flea-markets-at-european-stores-to-keep-good-things-going (source:https://www.trendwatching.com/)