Category Archives: Practicals

A Practical Challenge

Posted on October 30, 2014 by

I’ve never made any secret of the fact that I’m more comfortable doing maths than practical work. I really value practical skills, they just take me ever so slightly out of my comfort zone. My comfort zone is being sat … Continue reading →

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An ode to ticker timers

Posted on October 5, 2014 by

I begin with hope, for practical achievement They’re brilliant they all said, and then you fail with your hidden parts and your ‘new’ label, I vent. ‘They never work!’ The whole experiment I think to bail but teacher pride leads … Continue reading →

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