Grabbed some Geo-bargains on quick visit to town today, another copy of the Simpson’s ‘Around the World in Eighty D’oh’s’ (More to come on that front, this week 
), from HMV for £7, I’m sure a member of staff has it at work, and a nice book from the The Works, called the ‘The Complete Guide to Earth’.
Complete bargain at £15…. I intend to spend some of the night looking at the brilliant images, then put it on a desk in my classroom. I’m not convinced by pointless extension tasks, I’d rather a student looked through this… it works at primary school. Anyway, who wants to be challenged, do well and then be given more work. 
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Written on Sat, 03 February 2007 at 9:48 pm
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February 4th, 2007 at 12:35 am
Tony, totally agree with the sentiments about pointless extension tasks, I blogged about reading texts with a geography emphasis in replacement of this recently. I think it’s too often death by worksheet, when you could really enthuse a student by letting them loose on a book or chapter of their choice and giving them an experience which they will remember rather than resent.On a lighter note,enjoy the Simpsons!
February 4th, 2007 at 12:38 am
Kenny, I read about this on your blog, Che! I remember now, sometimes a seed is planted….
Sadly, I think we are quite ‘radical’ in this thinking!