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August 2024
The wind has been a lot this week.
I enjoyed ‘Praiseworthy’ and when I first got the audio, I wasn’t sure I would get through the length. It was worth it. I listen when I go to bed so I listened to this book twice, feeling like I had missed bits. I intend to reread.
“We have no problem recognising the benefits of physical exercise, Wright observed. Isn’t mental exercise just as important? We are an affluent country with a good education system; there is no reason why readers shouldn’t be able to come to grips with a work of literature written, as she put it, “at scale”.”
James Ley Deputy Books + Ideas Editor
(from The Conversation, Books + Ideas Newsletter)
I love this blog. The two blogs Euan Semple referred to, sent me into hours of reading. This post is relatable to me.
This thought-provoking article has me wondering about how to make a change in the way I see the lives of young people. I have had a real shift in my ideas about using technology at school.
“His focus on smartphones has been widely reported. But his equally important emphasis on the cultural preoccupation with protecting us from harm has received less attention.”
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!