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Something Fishy
It was news to me that fish don't metabolise those fabled fish oils — DHA and EPA — themselves; rather, these come via the food that the fish eat. The oils are made by single-celled algae which then pass through...
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Extreme poverty eases for a billion people, says UN
The Guardian reports that although Ban Ki-moon has hailed the achievements of the millennium development goals, he has warned that the world is still riven by inequality. The paper begins its report: The millennium development goals (MDGs) have driven “the most successful anti-poverty movement in...
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What Jonathon Porritt didn't say at UWE
I've just watched JP's recent lecture at the University of the West of England (Bristol) UWE – you can access it via this NAEE blog post. Whilst what he said was of interest, especially the sooth-saying element of his talk:...
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Poor Grammar in the Countryside Classroom
Confirmation from the provinces that those folk at FACE have grand ambitions for themselves and others. Hence the Countryside Classroom, which, according to FACE is: "... an online portal that enables teachers to quickly and easily access high-quality resources, as well as identifying venues...
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Alternative pedagogy in the East End
I have written a few posts now (see this, this and this) about Natural England's recent Near and Far conference. It obviously made quite an impression on me – not wholly positive it has to be said. I have been asked,...
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At last, some real outdoor learning
Friday and Saturday morning found me in (two different) Wiltshire fields under ephemeral cirrus cloud, amid bird noise and warmed by a strong breeze. I was with about 40 other people on each occasion at [i] the launch of Wiltshire Wildlife Trust's Wild Connections...
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The best bit of near 'n' far
For me, the best bit of the Far 'n' Near conference was the presentation by Matt Stevenson on Attention Restoration Theory. This was an afternoon session on methodology, and the three other talks were all almost as good. I enjoyed the talks...
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It may be near 'n' far – but what is 'outdoor learning'?
I can't remember whether I asked the question of myself during the recent near 'n' far conference presentation by the team from Natural Connections, or whether they asked it themselves. Sadly, my notes are rather unconnected on that point. It's a good...
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That little tent of blue
I never saw a man who looked With such a wistful eye Upon that little tent of blue Which prisoners call the sky, And at every drifting cloud that went With sails of silver by. In his introductory remarks to...
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More Lessons from Far and Near
"In summertime on Bredon The bells they sound so clear; Round both the shires they ring them In steeples far and near, A happy noise to hear." Whilst I was incarcerated in the University of East London last week, at Natural...
