August 25, 2017
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Our ‘long read’ for Friday is this thought-provoking Guardian article by Australian crime writer, J.M. Green: From Wonder Woman to Spirited Away: what really makes a superhero? “Hollywood firmly believes in superheroes who fulfil male adolescent fantasies of aggression and … Continue reading
June 21, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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So, the other week, when the normally ‘cred’ obsessed teenagers in my library all started scrambling for the safe higher ground – ie, the modular library seating – to spontaneous shrieks of, “The floor is lava!”, I thought nothing of … Continue reading
June 11, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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This Guardian article from 2015 is well worth sharing. Shared Reading is a successful interactive reading technique, and one we use here in Brechin High School. Typically, senior pupils will read alongside less confident, junior readers. The shared reading of … Continue reading
May 26, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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This Studio Ghibli co-production with its zen-like minimalism offers a magical, meditative take on Robinson Crusoe “Less is a whole lot more with this palate-cleansing animation, which sets itself apart from its caffeinated Hollywood counterparts with a minimalist, meditative approach. … Continue reading
April 20, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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I’ve just received a press release – it doesn’t matter what for – that has listed all the different ways the world might end, based on scenarios from films, and how people have stated they would respond. It is stupid, and now I will explain why on a scenario-by-scenario basis. Continue reading
April 10, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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Facebook to offer users tips on spotting fake news – The Guardian Google adds fact checking feature to search results to debunk fake news – iNews Google, like Facebook, has come under increasing pressure to tackle the rise of fake … Continue reading
April 10, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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Further to previous posts on teenage emotional literacy and well-being, worried parents – and our pupils – might want to read this Guardian opinion piece, Reports claim – and parents worry – that teens are suffering an epidemic of loneliness caused by … Continue reading
April 5, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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Do read the following articles on this incendiary issue – for me anyway! 😉 – of female characters and diversity in comics; they’re both excellent reads! 🙂 Marvel VP Blames Dwindling Comics Sales on Female Characters and “Diversity” – Slate … Continue reading
April 5, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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Marvel’s vice president of sales has blamed declining comic-book sales on the studio’s efforts to increase diversity and female characters, saying that readers “were turning their noses up” at diversity and “didn’t want female characters out there . Oh, reeeaaally? This … Continue reading
March 27, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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“A word after a word after a word is power.” “War is what happens when language fails.” Continue reading
