I recently finished "All hell breaks loose" the prequel book about Skullduggery Pleasant. A Y/A supernatural mystery series of books.
It started a bit slow but towards the end I started to it's potential. I always prefer a series that gets better and better the deeper I get into it.
🧵 1/ Perhaps you know this feeling: unpleasant current events come thick and fast, #doom & #gloom & #ecogrief can almost paralyse us. What's really good then: immersing yourself in #deepTime, shifting perspectives. What was it like on this #planet between the ice ages and the greenhouses? Why was the #earth never empty even when it looked desolate? And how does #evolution work?
Fathers and Sons by Turgenev is an interesting character study of Bazarov, a self-proclaimed nihilist in the backdrop of the ideological differences between the “fathers” and “sons”. It also looks at the inevitability of the generational gap between sons (Bazarov and Arkady) and their respective fathers, and the futility of trying to reject emotions. (details linked)
I, for one, am all for our our Lord and Savior, the #cat !! 🤣 🤣
"‘It’s nothing to do with me,’ he said, ‘I am not involved with people. The Lord knows I am not a cruel man.’
‘Ah!’ barked Zarniwoop, ‘you say “The Lord”. You believe in something!’
‘My cat,’ said the man benignly, picking it up and stroking it. ‘I call him The Lord..." from #therestaurantattheendoftheuniverse by #douglasadams ( #thehitchikersguidetothegalaxy series)
Just an old couple comforting each other after their son leaves them after an extremely short stay... brought a tear to my eye.
"But you and I, we’re just a couple of old mushrooms, we are, stuck in the hollow of a tree, sitting side by side and never moving. Except that I’ll always remain the same for you for ever and ever, just as you will for me."
From #fathersandsons by #turgenev
Sunday …
Thought I’d give it another week, but then @PaulKirschner posted that the RR people file a law suit against state of Ohio - to keep their business going …
it’s all about the money🤬
So here you are. Making all students proficient readers is possible, but craves funding & determination by all involved. There are no easy fixes.
Thanks @PamelaSnow2 & @mssfax (thinking of your school @rektor_linnea, another visit Sarah could have made …) @education@edutooters@edutooter@reading
I mean, what’s not to love about this? RT @mssfax
“ Every Monday afternoon, I take 16 of our KS3 children to our local primary school. They listen to Y2 and Y3 children read. It's an absolute highlight of my week and both sets of kids seem to love it too. I'd absolutely recommend doing this, if you can find the capacity and means.”