January 2024 – Commonplace

Unknown film

I have a reasonably clear memory of watching a film as a child. Not a well-known film, as this story will demonstrate, probably on Turner Classic Movies or some similar satellite channel. I can recollect some key details about the film, enough to know I wasn’t imagining it, but try as I might I haveContinueContinue reading “Unknown film”

Making teaching rewarding

“Teaching should be a rewarding profession where teachers are empowered and supported to be the best creative professionals they can be” Dr Tristian Stobie in his forward to the Great Teaching Toolkit Evidence Review (2020) With the start of a new school term and a return to work, I am embarking on a new endeavourContinueContinue reading “Making teaching rewarding”

New beer resolutions

I came across one of Jeff Alworth’s blogposts the other day looking at how one might distinguish between ‘beer geeks’ and ‘beer nerds’. Alworth suggests that geeks are driven by consumption and collecting, while nerds are guided by a desire for deeper knowledge and understanding. This made me think about my companion in my craftContinueContinue reading “New beer resolutions”

The Terminal, Pittsburgh

I’ve just got back from a few days in Pittsburgh, which is a city with enough about it that a few days lets you scratch the surface rather than see it all. While walking around, I happened across a vast building now called The Terminal. Originally, this was the Pittsburgh Produce Terminal and the building’sContinueContinue reading “The Terminal, Pittsburgh”