by StaceyHB | Aug 22, 2010 | Life, Philosophy, Psychology
I was watching an ants’ nest that had been disturbed in my garden during our most recent renovation activity. The ants were scurrying around seemingly at random, running here and there without apparent purpose, until I realised that there was indeed a very...
by StaceyHB | Jul 11, 2010 | Education, Life, Philosophy, Teaching
As you might know, I subscribe to a great magazine on philosophy for people who aren’t necessarily philosophers but who like to ponder on some of life’s more interesting questions!! This quarter’s edition of The Philosopers’ Magazine has a...
by StaceyHB | Jul 4, 2010 | Education, Life, Philosophy, Psychology
Conversations about intelligence seem to have popped up all over the place this week…. How many different sorts of intelligence are there? So far this week, here are what’s come up in conversation…. There’s the obvious academic intelligence...
by StaceyHB | Jun 20, 2010 | Life, Philosophy
I read this little gem in a blog this week. It was a throw-away comment on a business blog, but one that struck a chord with me. The translation all depends on whether you start the sentence with an indefinite article or a definite one. (I’ll bet that just...
by StaceyHB | Jun 6, 2010 | Art, Education, Life, Philosophy, Teaching, Weaving
This weekend, I have been having a great time with a student called Zaf, who brought along her little Structo loom. She bought it from eBay and unfortunately it doesn’t have a reed or a batten, so she was a little disappointed that she couldn’t use it. ...
by StaceyHB | May 30, 2010 | Life, Philosophy, Psychology
How are the above 3 topics linked? Well, the last two are easy to put together, but it would seem a bit of a stretch to join them to achievement! Firstly, the achievement. It’s been a dream of my son’s – a bucket dream (“what I’d like...
