If you think I.T stands for Information Technology, you are right. But let’s not limit our understanding of I.T to such a small subject. In its most glorious and expansive form, I.T means Imagination Time. But what exactly is Imagination …
When conducting workshops, I often invite students to share their work by reading it aloud to their classmates. All too often those who volunteer pre-empt their reading by saying things such as: ‘I’m not a very good writer, but….’ ‘I …
The other day, while working in my garden early after sunrise, I stopped to take a picture of one of nature’s gifts to us. It was a spiderweb dripping with pearls of dew in a barren rosebush. So beautiful. Within …
When it comes to writing and telling stories, what weight should we put on the well-worn piece of advice: ‘Write what you know’? Take a while to think about it before reading further. /*! elementor – v3.6.5 – 27-04-2022 */ …
One of many dilemmas that students may face when writing is: ‘What do I write about?’ For example, you might set a student the task of writing about a sporting game they played at the weekend. But through the eyes …
It exists by flickering candlelight, and it curls up under blankets. It lazes under the shade of an elm. It exists in schoolyards, pubs, gyms, hospital wards, courts of law… It is ubiquitous. But, what is it? It is the …