Vee P.

This was such a treat!
Never realized how much I needed to learn about fungi!

We do have 'citation boot camp': foundation academic English courses. Problem is, they are usually only for 'international' students. And they are the programmes that were cut last year.
Very problematic that we assume all domestic students can cite.
ALL students need lessons in academic writing.

The Chinese sci-fi writer?

Oh! A core memory!
Nitter Pitter ... ended with an odd poem?

Well deserved!

Jane Goodall taught us we could position ourselves closer to our research context, and write the results so that the general public (rather than only academics) could understand it. She was criticized for this at first (alongside the shock that she was a woman and young and blonde....).

Have experienced the sneers firsthand....

I have lived, and currently live, in places where connectivity has been a constant issue and / or requires a VPN.
Unnecessary QRs exacerbate the digital divide.

Unbelievable!!
I have lived in a few non-free, non-democratic nation-states with absolutely no freedom of speech.

What they are saying and doing sounds familiar. It's absolutely chilling.

Very floofy pancakes, last week in Fukuoka, Japan.

Time to reread the trilogy...again 😀

I remember reading this about a billion years ago.

This was the best dramatic SNW episode (I do love that they lean into the absurdity as well); cried at the end. And it is sitting with me today as I go about my business.

La'an had to shoot. If she hadn't, it would have been hacky. Given her past, it couldn't have been done any other way.

By kidnapped, I mean rescued 🤣

A calico cat lounges peacefully on a sheepskin on a couch

Found tied under a bench outside a restaurant, kidnapped by friends almost 17 years ago.

I think of you every time I see the news!
Stay safe ❤️

Very interesting.
My research focus is on people who deliver CPD to in-service ELT teachers in transnational contexts. I am actually curious as to how they (I mean "we", as I also work with in-service teachers) compare with pre-service teacher educators.

Apparently The Hip played at Wilfrid Laurier in the late 80s / early 90s to a very sparse crowd.

Eeee. No spoilers 😀
My husband and I (great fans of the King universe) are enjoying playing 'Stephen King Bingo' while watching, shouting out things like 'shady government lab!', 'telekinesis!', 'bullies!' as we watch ❤️

I thought this was just a fairly common practice? I've been doing this for 26 years in high schools, language schools, universities, and teacher training sessions. Most of the time, the agenda for the class allows me to remember what I was planning to do 🤣

Just listened to this. Brilliant! Recommending to friends!

An excellent article that should be required reading for anyone working with teachers in China.

Thank you for an excellent 'comfort listen'!!

As someone who teaches English in a Chinese university...can confirm.

I never expected this to get such a response.
I had heard of Tama, as we all have, thru a random Internet post. My bucket list trip to Japan included a sort of pilgrimage. And it was a great day! We saw Nitama and Yontama, took 3 of the 4 themed trains, and took a walk in the countryside. ❤️ do it!

This was a part of an excellent day. Thank you ❤️

@recklesswater.bsky.social
I think you'll enjoy this woman's writings about lifting ❤️

On the special Tama train last year 😀

But it was really funny trying to read signs: my brain would register the letters, and sift thru English and French to try to decode Portuguese. When that didn't work, it would try to do the same thing with the Chinese side and be like 'Traditional and Simplified really are different!'