I was interested in the press reporting of the proposed change in the way that the welfare benefit paid to people who are deemed to be unable to work is assessed. Up til now it appears that it was measured largely on what a person could not do .Check out this report from the BBC on the story.
Thinking [...]
My 76 year old Dad took up painting a year or so ago. This was prompted when a friend gave him a gift of one of his paintings. Now Dad goes to a painting club every week. He was tentative at the start but he has grown in confidence and one of his most recent works [...]
At my son’s lovely girlfriend’s college graduation ceremony yesterday the fact that one of the graduating students was about to take part in the World Skills “Olympics” next week in Japan. If, like me, you have never heard of them follow this link to see the categories!
http://www.ukskills.org.uk/opencms/export/download/ukskills_intranet_downloads_G3/WorldSkills_2007_Official_Events.pdf
The aims of the competition are
Move from competence to [...]
I just had lunch with a good friend Craig. If there was ever a man with a “can do” attitude he is it. A couple of years ago he walked to the South Pole. Today he was telling me about his new baby – a sea kayak which he has had built from scratch. The company [...]
I am grateful to John Connell for drawing my attention to the results of a recent survey of parents in the US. According to the report
“Eighty-eight percent of voters say they believe that schools can and should incorporate 21st century skills such as critical thinking and problem-solving skills, computer and technology skills, and communication and [...]
