Panda selfie
Panda selfie
Going to the zoo today! With 27 5/6 year olds! (And other adults too.) I love school trips because you get to see the kids as they really are, though at this age they are better at being themselves at school too. Still, it’s going to be a long day!
“Whatever this life is, it’s all we have. And we don’t want it to end.” Mark S
I have this stuck in my head too from the Season 2 finale.
#Severance
What if kids had the right to ignore our feedback? Not because they’re stubborn or disengaged, but because they understand it—and decide to make a different choice.
Too often, feedback feels like a demand: Fix this. Change that. Do it this way. But writers? They get feedback, weigh it, and sometimes say, “No, I’m keeping this.” That’s not disengagement—it’s ownership
If something gives you a hit of dopamine, and you didn’t have to work for it, then that’s a smell you should investigate.
That’s right isn’t it?
Beware any dopamine hit that doesn’t require effort – Mike Crittenden
I’ve been doing them but not taking photos. Today with bonus quote!
I need some new running shoes. Such an easy rabbit hole to fall down.
If we want kids to actually use feedback, it has to belong to them. Because the best feedback isn’t what we tell them—it’s what they understand enough to use.
If Kids Don’t Understand the Feedback, It’s a Waste of Time – Pernille Ripp
“When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe” - John Muir
The issue is always that when I write here, I get distracted and want to write about something else and then I lose momentum and tend to stop. It’s not so much of an issue in my journal. I can just keep going.
Enjoyed this, even if I wanted more information about the city.
Finished reading: Perfect Ruin by Lauren DeStefano 📚
Noodles for lunch.
The classroom the teacher occupies can be very different to the one their students are in. In the teacher’s classroom there is a sharp focus on the content they want students to learn but possibly a fairly hazy awareness of that students may be thinking or doing.
Yeah, this.
How do I know all students are paying attention? – David Didau
I very much enjoyed the Severance finale. So many scenes that are going to stick in my head. But, it makes me think about how little I think about a lot of the tv I watch.
Would recommend this cheese latte actually. Like that it’s a smaller milk-based drink since normally their lattes are so big, more like a flat white from other places. The cheese is more like whipped cream cheese, a little sweet and not too strong. Guess this is just a China thing?
Severance is returning for a 3rd season.
Ben Stiller says fans won’t have to wait three years for another season.
No, we’ll have to wait 5 years! LOL
This list of thoughts is amazing.
I don’t drink enough…
Two beers last night and I’m feeling it today. Not hugely, but just ‘off’ and I don’t like it.
Out the back of the kid’s basketball club is this dingy looking gym. Honestly, would love something like this but in urban China space is so limited.
After a track from this popping up on the The Morning After mix I just posted, I’ve decided to put this on. Sigur Ros' () from 2002. Apple Music link
Today highs of 12°C (53.6°F), next week highs of 31°C (87.8°F) predicted. 🔥🌞
The Morning After Mix - Find your escape with this chilled-out curated mix - BBC Sounds
Enjoy some of the tracks on this mix. A Midge Ure cover of The Man Who Sold The World was interesting.
And just like that, it’s too late to watch tv. A couple of games of Santorini, a discussion about lice and the kids are in bed. Too late because getting enough sleep comes first. Simultaneously proud and intensely annoyed and frustrated. #parenting
My Get Up playlist on Apple Music had some Placebo, Bloc Party and some Biffy Clyro today, so today’s lifting was accompanied by Biffy’s Puzzle. Happy with the lifting too. 73.5kg shoulder press, 82.5kg x 3 push press and 82.5kg push jerk.