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PRINCIPLES OF MONTESSORI Learning begins before birth All senses are used in the learning process The child is respected The Prepared Environment is essential Role of Educator is to guide, not ‘teach’ Observation is the most important skill of the Educator Hand and mind work together Choice and freedom KEY ELEMENTS OF MONTESSORI Multi age classes – vertical grouping by stages of development Three Hour work cycle Child Led, individual programming, independent learning Self- discipline & intrinsic motivation Materials with a control of error Holistic approach to education WHAT IT AIMS TO DO Create a lifelong love of learning Concentration, persistence & coordination Normalisation & self-discipline Independence & responsibility Creative self-expression HIGHLIGHTS Respect for the dignity of each child Freedom of choice within structure and limits “Follow the lead of the child”: each unfolds at his own pace The environment is “...

Hugh Wilson - Dad's side Direct ancestor (7 generations) 1762 If you're wondering why Luka looks Irish. On my Dad's fathers side comes a line of Irish men from County Down , North Ireland. A lot go by the name James or Hugh Wilson. As far back as I can see on the family tree in MyHeritage is 7 generations back born 1762. James Wilson (born 1831) was the generation that moved from Ireland to Sydney and then Booral, NSW. Patrick Duffy - Mum's side Duffy's Forest Duffys Forest is named after Patrick Duffy, who received a land grant there in 1857. He became a timber cutter and cleared a road through the bush to Cowan Creek , where he built a stone wharf for transporting timber. The wharf is still known as Duffys Wharf and the road is Duffys Track. [2] Duffys Forest is a suburb of northern Sydney , in the state of New South Wales , Australia . Duffys Forest is 28 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of Nor...

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Some things that happen as you get older.. It's true - you wear bigger underwear You care about the weather more You want to have a boring relationship You're in bed by 8.30pm on a Friday night You don't have as much drama in your life - you don't put up with bad friends any more You care about money a lot more (because you need it to pay the mortgage) and are left thinking 'Shit, why didn't I do Psychology at Uni instead of Graphic Design!?' You can't eat whatever you want any more or drink as much alcohol - You have to do exercise, it sucks.

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In Self-presentation 2.0: Narcissism and self-esteem on Facebook , Mehdizadeh (2010) looks at the social problem of narcissism and how offline narcissism correlates to Facebook activity in the online world. Narcissism includes ‘grandiosity, need for admiration … an exaggerated sense of self-importance … and positive self-views of agentic traits, including intelligence, physical attractiveness, and power’ (Mehdizah 2010, p.358). Narcissists don’t look for warmth or personal intimacy but seek relationships to appear popular and successful, they also seek attractive, high status individuals as romantic partners. They pursue relationships solely for the opportunity of public glory. (Campbell 1999 in Mehdizadeh 2010, p. 358). Mehdizadeh (2010) was interested in completing the study between Facebook and narcissism firstly because the site is a haven for emotionally disconnected communication and superficial relationships, which is a common trait to narcissists. Secondly, real life iden...

A couple of friends were ordering some DIY toys to muck around with from kidrobot , so I thought i'd give it a go to try and get myself back into a bit of painting, I must admit it was a bit of a challenge painting on a 3d surface, don’t look too close but he’s not exactly symmetrical for this reason – Think I still prefer a 2d canvas! I’m not totally happy with the way it turned out, I was hoping for something “cute” but it didn’t really turn out that way. I think my initial sketch was a bit cuter (shown below) but alas, I changed it. My only other point about the kidrobot DIY toys is that they all seem so masculine, I mean I painted mine pink and it still looks like a boy.. How is that? I also ordered a little raffy .. so maybe I will succeed in making “her” female. All in all it felt good to be painting again, forgot how therapeutic it is.