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A key stage in writing the IELTS exam essay is the planning stage. Very often whether you write an effective essay depends on how well you think before you start writing. The trouble is that often it does not get done or done inefficiently.
This lesson is divided into 2 main sections.In the first the emphasis is on making sure that your plans are practical – that they fit your essay. The second section simply outlines different things you might want to plan . The overall concept is that the more clearly you think before the writing phase, the clearer and the better your essay will be. The key word there for me is think.
Planning though does tend to be a very personal process and different things will work for different people. This is part of the reason for giving you options. There is little right or wrong and the question is: does it work? Try the ideas – if they work, use them – if they don't, try something else!
Exam practicalities – be prepared before the exam – practice and learn some skills
- Make a plan for how long you plan – before you walk into the exam room, you should know more or less how long you expect to plan for
- Know how you will plan – the exam is not a time for experimentation – there are different ways of making plans – find out which way(s) works for you before the exam
- Know what you will plan – there are different things you may plan – know what you personally need to plan before the exam
Planning for a purpose – make sure your plan is practical
It's important that you make your plan practical. A good plan doesn't need to look good, it needs to help you write an essay under pressure. Here are 3 ideas to give your plan a purpose so that it helps you write better. Sometimes plans go wrong or aren't made simply because they aren't practical.
Am I clear in my own head about what I want to say? Can I summarise it?
Aim: If you're not clear in your own head, then your writing almost certainly won't be. Clarity is key to a good IELTS essay -without it you'll lose both on Task response and Coherence.
Skill: Try doing the Twitter thing and summarising your point of view to the question in 140 characters before you start writing. It need't be 140 characters of course, but if you can't write a short summary statement before you start writing, then quite possibly your ideas aren't quite clear enough.
Practical use: Depending on how you write the essay, you can then use this summary in either your intro or conclusion.
Can I see the structure of the essay in my head? Can I draw my essay?
Aim: The idea here is that your essay should form one complete whole. Sometimes in the process of writing it is easy to get lost in the detail of what you're trying to say. The solution is to make sure that you can see in your head (or on a piece of paper) what the final essay will look like.
Skill: What I personally do here is draw a picture of my essay.It's much quicker than writing things out and visual often works. How much detail you include will depend on you. I typically don't include much as I am concentrating on the structure of the essay, not the detail.
Practical use: This is practical as drawing a plan is quicker than writing one and time is of the essence.
I choose to put not much detail on my "drawn" plan – just the main ideas and notes of reasons and examples. I use it as a map and I find too much detail can confuse. You may like to put more detail there. Experiment.
Do I know what details to include? Can I tell my main points from my examples and reasons?
Aim: The idea here is to make sure that you are able to support your arguments with supporting reasons/examples. One reason some essays go wrong is that the main ideas are not supported. It's no good having a great idea in an IELTS essay unless you can explain it.
Skill: It often helps to categorise your "ideas". You want to sort out what are main points and what are supporting reasons and examples.If you can do this, you have made a big step towards writing coherent paragraphs – paragraphs that are made up of main points, supported by reasons and ideas.
Practical use: This is extremely practical. When you get to write your main paragraphs, you should be much better able to combine your ideas so that are coherent with the main idea supported by reasons and examples.
What to plan -some different options
Another way of thinking about plans and making them practical is to think precisely about what you want to plan. The idea here is that you don't just "plan", you go into the exam room knowing what you are going to plan. That way you have a better chance of using your time wisely. I'd suggest that these 5 options are all things you should consider thinking about and planning before you start writing.
1.Your position to the question
What:This means that you should be clear about whether you agree/disagree etc.
Why: The examiner looks for a clearly established and coherent position throughout the essay: if you don't have this in your head before you start, your essay will lose on Task Response and Coherence
Tip: It's a simple thing.Read the task words in the question. If it says "To what extent do you agree or disagree", make a sentence saying "I agree with this idea to some extent"
2. The structure of the essay
What: You need to decide how many paragraphs you will write and what the function of each paragraph is, ie supporting or disagreeing.
Model essay plans note: many candidate like to follow model plans. That can work. It doesn't mean that you don't need to think about them in the exam though. The model must fit the question.
3. The vocabulary you want to use
What:this may seem a little strange but it can work. If you are familiar with brainstorming techniques, it is sometimes easier to come up with words than ideas. You often find then that those words give you
A top tip – don't think of ideas, think of main points, reasons and examples
The reason for this is that you don't need ideas, you need main points, reasons and examples to write complete paragraphs and you need to be clear about which is which.
4.The main points:
What: these are often very simple and may be no more than I agree or I disagree. One of your aims should be to be clear and it helps to keep your main points as clear as possible.
5.Supporting reasons
What and why: these may be more complex.You need them because both Task Response and Coherence require you to support your ideas.
Tip: It is sometimes as simple as asking yourself the question "Why do I think this?"
6. Examples
Why: Examples are useful as they help you expand your main points into complete paragraphs.
Tip: Your examples do not need to be "clever". The rubric asks you to use examples from your own knowledge and experience. To get examples,it can help to ask yourself the question about examples you know of personally.In exams it is often easier to think of "memories".
One final tip – learn to select – that means not including all your ideas
Many essays go wrong because they try and include too much – everything that is in the plan. If you want to write a coherent essay in exam time, you need to make sure that all your ideas fit together. Choose the ones that suit argument,leave out the ones that don't – no matter how good they are.
Further reading
Purdue OWL is one of the top writing resources on the internet. It has many, many good things.Check out its brainstorming page and follow the links from there.
Try the next lesson in this series
The introduction – the link between the question and the essay

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As the sun sets each night, most terrestrial plants close their stomata. It is reasoned that plants open their stomata to acquire CO2. At night, with no photosynthesis, there is no need to acquire CO2, and so the stomata can close.
Mike Cramer and coauthors just published a review in Oecologia that challenges some basic assumptions of the benefits of closing stomata at night. The authors state that mass flow of water to roots carries nutrients with it. For non-limiting nutrients, this flux alone can meet a plant's demand, but also could benefit the plant for a limiting nutrient that has low concentration in the soil solution. They cite many instances where NO3- can regulate water inflow into a root as additional evidence of the role of mass flow in plant nutrient acquisition.
In their summary, the authors state that "some plants [might be] designed not to conserve water, but rather to maximise the flux of water when it is abundant." This is a gauntlet-throwing statement.
The calculations of the role of mass flow in nutrient acquisition are 30+ years old. This doesn't make them wrong, but the models did not always ask the most pertinent questions. Would a plant competing against another plant be benefitted from a higher transpiration rate? Would a plant that keeps its stomata open at night acquire more nutrients than one that keeps them closed? And even if not, what are the negative consequences to a plant that left them open?
It's good that the authors raise such a basic question about how plants acquire resources from the soil. It's a good review that lays bare some fundamental questions about the constraints faced by terrestrial plants and ultimately their evolution.
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Do you know all you need to know about your vagina? The things on this list could surprise you.
1. It cleans itself: The discharge is your vagina's way of cleaning itself. So there is no need to overdo it with cleaning. Soap and water is fine.
2. It changes colour: During sexual arousal or pregnancy, blood flow to the genitals changes and that can result in a color change making it a deeper, darker colour.
3. It gets bigger: When you are aroused, there's a lot of blood flowing down to the nether regions, and blood vessels in the vagina become dilated. This causes the vagina and genitopelvic area to become enlarged.
4. It can talk to you: Okay, don't freak out yet, but there is a lot you can tell about what is going on in your body by listening to your vagina. If you notice something different-than-usual is going on, it's usually best to head to the doc to get it checked out.
5. It protects itself: You cannot just insert anything in there, it will be pushed right back out. The vagina connects to the uterus, but the cervix acts like a barrier between the two.
6. It can trap a penis: Although, this is rare, it has been reported. When this happens, the pelvic muscles of the vagina clamp down on the penis much more firmly than usual, which can make it difficult or impossible to remove the penis from the vagina.
7. It can have 4 different orgasm: While men can only have one, women are capable of having 4 different kinds of orgasms. They are
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Alzheimer's & Dementia
Alzheimer's and Dementia: How A Caregiver Survives Caregiving
You are becoming concerned. You see your loved one struggling to remember everyday people or places. They are moody, withdrawn, confused and unable to find simple words or do simple tasks. The diagnosis you feared may be around the corner – Alzheimer's and Dementia. What do you do? What if your concerns and fears are confirmed? What about you?
Locally, we receive inquiries every week from family members who are challenged by similar discoveries. They see the changes taking place with their loved one but often deny the seriousness of the early signs and symptoms on display, preferring to believe that the person is 'getting old' or 'forgetful at times'. But as the signs become more prevalent and frequent, people generally seek advice from their family, friends, their physician, or community resources.
Once the behaviors and mood of the loved one intensify and cause more concern, they become the focus of discussion and from there all attention is centered on the loved one's changes and needs. As weeks and months roll on, more is demanded of you to care for your loved one to the point where your life is completely enveloped by the care you must provide.
It's a common story, and a sad one. It is very difficult to watch your loved one regress and lose their unique persona but it is also sad that caregivers do not seek the help and relief they need during the stages of early onset Dementia and Alzheimer's. Emotions, rationalizations, and just plain overload of work frequently take over and result in 'mental blinders' where the caregiver only sees his or her responsibilities to provide care, often to the disregard and neglect of their personal needs.
They fail to see their own physician, eat poorly, interact less with the outside world, and lose sleep…all contributing to a toxic buildup of stress that compromises the health of the caregiver. A study conducted by Stanford University (2002) concluded that 40% of Alzheimer's caregivers die from stress-related disorders before the person they are caring for. While statistics vary over years, it is vitally important to plan for your well-being in order to survive caregiving.
Families who call us express a range of questions and issues when they suspect early signs of dementia. Understanding what dementia is and having a clear picture of the early signs of dementia enables families to process, seek treatment for the loved one, come to terms with their own feelings, and make plans for the months ahead.
So what is dementia?
According to the Alzheimer's Association, dementia is not a disease but a term used to describe a group of symptoms associated with a decline in thinking, memory and communicating severe enough to reduce the person's ability to perform everyday activities. Alzheimer's is the most common and prevalent type of dementia, accounting for more than 60% of all cases. The second most common type is vascular dementia which occurs after a stroke. There are many other conditions that can cause symptoms of dementia, several of which are reversible and include thyroid problems and vitamin deficiencies. In order for a true diagnosis of dementia to be present, no less than two of the following primary mental functions must be significantly impaired:
- Memory
- Visual perception
- Communication/language
- Reasoning/judgment
- Attention and focus
Many seniors have memory loss but that does not automatically equate to having Alzheimer's symptoms or dementia.
Alzheimer's is a terminal, progressive brain disorder that causes a slow, insidious decline in memory, communication, and reasoning. It robs the individual of all ability to think and interact and leads to disorientation, personality changes, and confusion with dementia usually setting in during the mid and late stages of the disease. There is no known cause or cure however symptoms can be managed through medications and treatments if detected early.
What are some early signs of dementia and Alzheimer's?
Many experts in the field including the Alzheimer's Association post the following dementia checklist:
- Changes in short term memory – trouble with remembering what happened this morning but recalling events from years ago could be a sign. Memory loss includes asking for the same information over and over, forgetting where they left something, forgetting why they entered a particular room. This is different from forgetting names or things but recalling them later.
- Problems with words in speaking or writing – the person may not be able to explain things the way they want, can't find the right words, use wrong words to describe something, or may stop in the middle of saying or writing something and unable to continue.
- Changes in following a plan or in working with numbers – this includes problems with balancing a checkbook or following a recipe, difficulty concentrating and taking much longer to do simple things than before.
- Mood and personality changes – the person may seem depressed, fearful or anxious, become easily upset with people at home or in social situations or become outgoing when normally shy.
- Become apathetic – the person may seem to lose interest in people or social activities, become listless and not want to go out.
- Poor judgment – this may include giving money to people for poor reasons or letting one's personal appearance go or not keeping clean.
- Losing the ability to recall where things are – an early sign includes the inability to remember where things are kept, putting items in unusual places, accusing others of stealing money or personal items from them.
- Difficulty doing normal tasks –people with early signs of dementia find it difficult to complete daily routines, drive, find a familiar location, balance a checkbook or follow rules of a game.
- Confusion – this includes an inability to remember faces, dates, or interact normally with others.
- Trouble with visual images/spatial relationships – vision problems may include difficulty with reading, judging distances, not recognizing their own reflection in a mirror.
With a better understanding of the early signs and onset of dementia and Alzheimer's symptoms, family members can take action sooner to get medical evaluation for their loved one. At this time of examination and testing, families need to consider a plan of care not only for the individual with dementia or Alzheimer's but also for the primary caregiver. Too often, this just does not happen.
Resources like the Alzheimer's Association, family physicians, social workers and other professional entities point to this as a crucial step in the long term plan that is missed or neglected – How to care for the primary caregiver.
What to do when faced with a diagnosis?
We suggest that building a support system and a care partner network become one of the first things families do when faced with a diagnosis of Alzheimer's or dementia with a loved one. It's the plan that keeps on giving.
Caring for someone with Alzheimer's or dementia is not something that can be done alone for an extended period of time without consequences. The Family Caregiver Alliance notes that a person who provides care for someone with dementia is twice as likely to suffer from depression as a person who provides care for someone without dementia. Dealing with the dementia-related behaviors contributes to the development of depressive disorders in caregivers, with women experiencing symptoms of depression at twice the rate of male caregivers.
Just like the flight attendants say before takeoff "Reach up and pull down your oxygen mask, place it around your mouth and nose and breathe normally, then assist others around you." Caregivers need to take care of themselves – and have a plan in place for the long haul – in order to take care of others. You must find ways to 'inhale oxygen' – get your needs met – or you will be out of breath and unable to provide the care needed by your loved one.
Here's how…
- Talk it out with family members – once the diagnosis is confirmed, convene a family meeting and decide the roles of each member and what each person will contribute to the situation – time, money, food, tasks, all the things that will be needed going forward. This will eliminate feelings of anger, resentment and jealousy among family members and help focus everyone's attention to what must be done for the patient and for the primary caregiver.
- Be honest – caregiving is not easy no matter how much help is present. Acknowledge that this situation is terrible (for the patient and the caregivers) and avoid suppressing your emotions about it; this will, at the very least, be good for your own mental stability.
- Devise a respite schedule – caregivers need breaks, lots of them over the long course of care. If family members and friends are unable to spell you some relief, look into paid help through in-home care agencies or volunteer organizations. Atlanta Senior Advocates offers assistance in locating respite care in assisted living communities and can be a valuable resource to families and caregivers.
- Read, Listen, and Learn – you need to know what lies ahead. Read materials on Alzheimer's and dementia to understand more about the conditions so you won't be caught blindsided. Find resources online; the Alzheimer's Association has a Caregiver Stress Checklist that will help pinpoint resources to assist you; join a support group to learn how others in similar situations handle the various duties and find balance.
- Stay connected to the outside world – continue with a hobby, exercise routinely, visit with friends, attend events, see a movie…the world does not stop and remain the same when you shut yourself off from it. No amount of guilt or moral imperative to provide care 24/7 should override your need (and dare we say right) to seek harmony in your life.
All these ideas do not make you self-centered or selfish, uncaring or unkind.
They will help you become a better you and a better caregiver.
After all, isn't that what's best for you and your loved one?
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Passed away peacefully at home, on Sunday, March 20, 2005 at the age of 80. Beloved wife of the late Bill. Loving mother of Allen and his wife Judy and grandmother of Julie and Jamie. Friends may call at the Turner and Porter Roncesvalles Chapel, 436 Roncesvalles Ave. (atHoward Park) on Thursday, March 24, 2005 from 11: 00 a.m. to 1: 00 p.m. followed by a Graveside Service at Mount Hope Cemetery. Ifdesired, memorial donations may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation.
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Beatrice Rose (DUSTOW) BROPHY, passed away at her Maple Court Villa residence in Walkerton, on Sunday, January 16, 2005 in her 87th year. Beatrice was predeceased by her husband the late Harvey Elliott ROBB (1964.) She is survived by her daughter Elaine ASKEY (Peter) of London, her son Donald ROBB of Calgary, her grand_son Scott ASKEY (Cindy) of London and granddaughter Heather SKILLING (Ian) of London and her precious great granddaughter Alana SKILLING of London. She is also survived by her sisters Myrtle GRANT of Teeswater, Irene PERROTT (Charlie) of Guelph and Doris YACK (Homer) of Kitchener and her brother Oliver DUSTOW (Hilda) of Mildmay. Visitation at Cameron Funeral Home, Walkerton, on Wednesday 2-5 p.m. Funeral Service will be held on Thursday, January 20, 2005, at 11: 00 a.m. at St. Paul's United Church, Walkerton. Interment in Greenhill Cemetery, Lucknow. Memorial donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation or St. Paul's United Church Memorial Fund would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy.
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KOVEN, Dr. Neil
It is with profound grief and sorrow that we announce the passing of our beloved Neil, on Friday, November 25, 2005, after a long and courageous battle, with his family by his side, as always. Loving husband of Gail. Proud father of Max and Alexander. Devoted son of Frances and Martin KOVEN. Son-in-law of Jake and Susan GROSSMAN. Caring brother and brother-in-law to Cheryl and Shelly RUDOLPH. Brother-in-law of Stephen and Barbara YACK. Sorely missed by his nephews and niece Adam and Carrie RUDOLPH, Michael and Cindy YACK, Ashley and Helen YACK. Great-uncle to Dylan and Mason, and the late Faith YACK. Especially missed and loved by Amy REGACHO. Most beloved grand_son of the late Phillip and Molly COHEN and Morris and Susan KOVEN.He" was the kindest, sweetest man who touched the hearts of all those who knew him. He was the ultimate mench." A funeral service will be held on Sunday, November 27, 2005 at 2: 00 p.m. from Steeles Memorial Chapel, 350 Steeles Ave. W. (between Yonge and Bathurst). Interment Mount Sinai Cemetery, Beth Sholom section. Shiva will be observed at 18 Parsons Court, Thornhill. A special note of gratitude to Dr. Joe MIKHAEL. Donations may be made to the Princess Margaret Foundation for Multiple Myeloma, 416- 946-6560.
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With five Northeast Conference titles and four NCAA tournament appearances in the last seven seasons, head coach Mike Pressler has led the Bryant University men's lacrosse program to national prominence over the last decade.
Pressler completed his 12th season leading the Bulldogs in 2018, having posted a 130-77 (.628) record. In 34 seasons as a collegiate head coach, Pressler is 359-179 (.667).
The Bulldogs won eight games in 2018, continuing a string of eight or more wins for all 12 of Pressler's seasons in Smithfield. Graduate student Kenny Massa was tabbed as a USILA honorable mention All-America selection and was one of three Bulldogs selected in the MLL Draft, joining Tom Kennedy and Anthony Johnson. The three MLL draft picks were the most ever by an NEC team. Bryant collected another victory over a ranked opponent in 2018 with a 10-7 win at No. 13 Robert Morris in March.
Bryant won its fifth Northeast Conference title in 2017 and earned its fourth trip to the NCAA tournament with an 11-win season that included victories over a top-10 Yale squad and NEC regular-season champion Hobart - both on the road - along with Monmouth in the NCAA Opening Round. Senior Tucker James was named an honorable mention All-American by the USILA, while James and Kyle Mummau were selected in the Major League Lacrosse draft. In total, six Bulldogs were named all-NEC selections.
Pressler's Bulldogs earned top-20 recognition in 2016, following a 10-4 regular season and impressive victories over then unbeaten and No. 8/7 Harvard at home, and a stellar 11-10 overtime win at intrastate rival No. 2/3 Brown. Bryant saw nine players named All-NEC honorees, and a Tewaaraton Award Semifinalist named from its roster in senior netminder Gunnar Waldt.
Pressler saw his total of Bryant All-Americans extend to 11 after two selections in 2015 (Kevin Massa, Gunnar Waldt), as the program had garnered at least one such accolade in every season since transitioning to the Division I level prior to 2016. Pressler also saw 11 all-conference selections, including an unprecedented third-straight NEC Player of the Year recognition for Massa.
Since his arrival in Smithfield in 2006-07, Pressler has turned the Bryant program into a consistent national threat at the Division I level. Never was that more evident than in the 2014 campaign, when he guided his Black and Gold all the way to the NCAA Quarterfinals.
The Bulldogs spent 10 weeks ranked inside the national top-20 during that season, earning the program's highest ranking ever at No. 11 on March 31, 2014. En route to a program-record 16 wins (16-5), Bryant topped four nationally ranked opponents, including a 10-9 upset victory over second-seeded and fourth-ranked Syracuse inside the Carrier Dome in the NCAA First Round. Bryant finished the year ranked No. 12 in the Warrior/Inside Lacrosse Media Poll and No. 19 in the USILA Coaches Poll.
The Black and Gold would be well rewarded for their efforts, as Pressler saw three players – NEC Player of the Year Kevin Massa, Defensive Player of the Year Gunnar Waldt and Rookie of the Year Tucker James – take home major Northeast Conference honors, complementing 10 all-league selections. Massa, Waldt and senior midfielder Colin Dunster would go on to be named USILA All-Americans, with Massa taking home the first Division I First Team All-America honor in school history.
Pressler clinched his first piece of DI hardware with Bryant in 2012 – just the program's fourth year with a full Division I slate and in just the second-ever postseason tournament sponsored by the NEC.
One of the most well-respected bench bosses in the lacrosse community, Pressler and his Bulldogs started out the DI era with a bang in 2009, finding a degree of success that shocked the lacrosse world. Bryant faced off against such national powerhouses as Maryland, Virginia, Brown, Army, Penn and Loyola in its inaugural season, earning a 10-5 overall record and recognition in both national polls. Pressler's Bulldogs earned key wins over opponents such as Penn, Lehigh, Bellarmine and Dartmouth to become the biggest Cinderella story of the season.
The Bulldogs followed up their inaugural DI campaign with another solid showing in the spring of 2010, adding two more victories to their total for a final record of 12-5 while taking on yet another challenging schedule that featured such nationally ranked schools as North Carolina and Brown.
Since the inception of NEC Lacrosse in 2010, Pressler's teams have boasted a combined 70 all-conference selections – including an impressive 34 first teamers – as well as 11 major award winners (3 Player of the Year, 1 Offensive Player of the Year, 4 Defensive Player of the Year and 3 Rookie of the Year).
Entering the 2017 season, Bryant has posted an impressive 111-62 record (.641) in nine seasons under Pressler, who boasts a career record of 340-164 in 32 seasons as a head coach (.674) with a 246-140 mark (.637) at the Division I level. Pressler ranks seventh all-time for career wins among all active coaches across all three NCAA divisions and eighth all-time in NCAA history. His .674 career winning percentage ranks fifth among active DI coaches and 25th in DI coaching history, while his 340 wins place him fourth among all active DI coaches and fifth all-time in the DI records. In total, Pressler has made 18 NCAA tournament appearances in his career and has seen nine players drafted into the professional ranks since 2009.
Pressler has found success on every field on which he has set foot as a coach, and his efforts and contributions to lacrosse throughout his illustrious career were recognized in September 2008 when he was named head coach of the 2010 U.S. Men's National Team, a squad that would go on to win gold at the ILF World Championships in Manchester, England. Pressler served as an assistant with the national team in 2002, a unit that also captured gold in the international tournament.
The head coach at Duke University for 16 seasons before arriving in Smithfield, Pressler was named Bryant's new skipper on August 5, 2006, becoming just the second coach in program history.
In his years in Durham, N.C., Pressler compiled a 153-82 overall record, leading the Blue Devils to three ACC titles, 10 NCAA tournament berths and an appearance in the 2005 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship.
Already a three-time ACC Coach of the Year, Pressler earned the nation's top coaching honor in 2005 after directing the Blue Devils to an NCAA single-season record 17 wins, named the F. Morris Touchstone National Coach of the Year. Behind the play of three First Team All-America selections, his 2005 squad established a new NCAA record for win total turnaround and led the nation in scoring offense – averaging more than 13 goals per game – to finish the year ranked second in the national poll.
During his tenure at Duke, the men's lacrosse program posted a 100 percent graduation rate.
Pressler arrived at Duke as one of the most successful NCAA Division III lacrosse coaches in the country, serving five seasons at the helm at Ohio Wesleyan University. There, Pressler led the Battling Bishops to the NCAA finals in three-straight seasons and was named the 1987 USILA Division III Coach of the Year. He was tabbed as the North Coast Athletic Conference's Coach of the Year three times during his OWU tenure.
Pressler served as an assistant at Army under legendary coach Jack Emmer during the 1984-85 season. Before arriving at West Point, he guided VMI to a 7-4 record in his only season as head coach at the Lexington, Va., institute.
A 1982 graduate of Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Va., Pressler was a four-year starter in both football and lacrosse. A First Team Division Kodak All-American nose tackle in football, a four-year starter in lacrosse and team captain in both as a senior, Pressler was inducted into the school's Hall of Fame in 2001.
Pressler was also inducted into the Wilton (Conn.) High School Hall of Fame in 1998 and was inducted into the Connecticut Sports Hall of Fame in January 2010.
A native of Wilton, Conn., Pressler and his wife, Susan, live in Smithfield. They have two daughters, Janet and Maggie.


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How Do You Feel About Being Called 'Dude'?
Over at the Huffington Post, writer Jen Sincero has a piece up advising readers to keep their ironic and sarcastic utterances to a minimum, lest they become a habit despite your best intentions for them to stay a joke.
In making her point, Sincero uses the example of going to college in Colorado right when the word "dude" was beginning to enter into the common vernacular. She writes:
Back then, in the early 80s, the term "dude" was not yet a universal term for "pretty much any person in North America, male or female." It was still fresh and new and reserved for a specific and privileged type of private-school white boy…
Even though a solid portion of my friend pool was made up of these guys (and still is), hearing the rally cry of the wild "dooooood!" trumpeting across campus had me rolling my eyes. Really? Dude? That's the best you could come up with?
So I started making fun of it. I'd enter frat parties, cup in the air, bellowing out the D word in sarcastic revelry.
While the word "dude" wasn't really the point of the post, it did get me thinking — how do you feel about being called "dude"? Some women, after all, find it offensive and disrespectful (and those women aren't just my mom). I don't have a problem with it, but I imagine that for those who do, it's kind of like when Ronnie calls Sammy "bro" — you don't know exactly why it makes you uncomfortable, but it does.


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"We have frequently printed the word Democracy. Yet I cannot too often repeat, that it is a word the real gist of which still sleeps, quite unawakened," wrote Walt Whitman in Democratic Vistas. "It is a great word, whose history, I suppose, remains unwritten, because that history has yet to be enacted."
Whitman penned his essay on the American experiment in 1871. And there has been much progress since. Yet, there is much history yet to be enacted.
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The last decade has seen a steady assault on voting rights in the United States, with restrictive Voter ID laws, changes in early-voting and same-day registration rules and, in 2013, a US Supreme Court ruling that Congressman John Lewis, D-Georgia, said "stuck a dagger into the heart of the Voting Rights Act of 1965." The Department of Justice and key members of the House and Senate have taken steps to counter the assault at the federal level, and state-based efforts such as North Carolina's "Moral Monday" movement are pushing back. These efforts are vital.
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Abigael McGuire and I met online. No no, not on Facebook, but in my online class at Node Center. Yes indeed, it's the newest, avant-garde way to learn! Node Center - Curatorial Studies Online is directed by the genius Perla Montelongo and brings together people worldwide (+ you can be in your pyjamas and still attend class - awesomeness!). As you will read here below, Abigael is quite a character: she has an opinion (how refreshing!) and a sense of humour (yey!), and as you can see up here, she prefers to be in charge of the camera herself when a picture is being taken. All this is extremely promising for her emerging art critical career. Can't wait for her to produce those podcasts she has in mind... Check out her blog, and if you are visiting Providence, drop by the Hera Gallery where she is the director!
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Providence does have a lot going for it as an arts city. It's the less expensive option for those looking for a cultured city with lots of things to do with music, theater, food (some GREAT FOOD HERE) and of course... art. There are many artists living and working here and I've heard that the amount of galleries is on par with Brooklyn per capita (Don't quote me on this). I happen to visit two of the most "worldly" spaces, Yellow Peril and GRIN galleries. They are really the only ones participating in the greater art scene with Yellow Peril going to international fairs and GRIN participating in an Armory Week satellite fair. There's also a non profit (AS220) space that has a 2-3 year wait list for artists to exhibit and they also offer low income spaces for artists to reside in. Many of the galleries work with locally based artists and this extends outside Providence too. One of my most enjoyable experiences was visiting an open studios tour in a rural area 30-45 min outside Providence and meeting the artists involved with that group. It's a small state with a lot of artists choosing to operate here rather than in higher priced NYC or Boston.
I started the blog because I wanted to be better at writing about art and I figured the best way to do that was to actually do it. Actually, your class gave me the courage to do so! So thank you An! I took the class with this goal in mind of starting the blog. I also want to go to grad school at some point in the near future and I thought the blog would help make me a stronger candidate for the more competitive programs. I'm not sure if my blog benefits art writing in general, but maybe if my humble little blog could inspire someone else to pursue their own art writing pursuits, then perhaps it would benefit someone. I've been very insular with my blog, which is silly as I should find my community, but there aren't many around me. I guess I need to start following more on twitter. He he. Fun side story: I saw that Roberta Smith was going to the Carl Andre show at Dia: Beacon the same day that I was on twitter! I later tweeted at her that the guards called me off entering an installation and she responded with a favorite!I write the blog now not to be critical necessarily of the artists, but to promote the happenings of what's going on in and outside the little Rhode Island bubble. I get very critical of curatorial decisions as I feel that it disrupts the work, but I'm new to the game and new in town so to speak. I don't want to be ruffling feathers at present as I've heard not so good things about the person who did come into town with guns blazing.
I write the blog in search of my voice. I write the blog to keep me engaged and tethered to the art world. I write the blog because it keeps me sane even if I'm hustling to meet my deadline. It helps me feel somewhat productive.
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Easy Answer- No. My blog is not monetized, but I'm contemplating how best to do so. I'm not interested in advertisements on my page, but thinking that Patreon may be an option so that I can be supported by my readers on a more sustainable form of crowdfunding. There are many podcasters, comic artists, and youtube creators who utilize it. I do not feel that my blog is there yet, however, as I only started it about seven months ago and am still building my readership. I have analytics, so I know that it's being read, but I'd like those numbers to be a little bit higher before I start holding out my hand for money. I'm not sure what I'd do for indirect income sources, but I keep toying with the idea of podcasting with artists (sounds like a bit of a redundant thing, talking about art without seeing it.... funny enough though, I love those podcasts that talk visuals without seeing it).


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Three more fresh off the lathe Billy Clubs. First one is a Safari Colorwood, with black painted handle threshold and rounded end. Being the dummy that I am at times, I wondered how much this would hurt if I just tapped it on my head? It hurt! Well balanced. Finished in a satin gloss spray on conversion varnish.
The second one and the best looking is a wormy white oak with the front and read rings of the handle painted midnight blue, and finished in a high gloss spray on conversion varnish. Very well balanced, quick and well fitting at the handle.
The last one is a reproduction of my grandfathers billy club that he said was from the depression. I broke the club when I was just little, and making one like this one was my first lathe project with my grandfather's lathe and teaching. It is made from some of his stored cherry, over 60 years old. It smelled up the whole shop when I was turning it, the smell of air dried cherry, brought back some good memories of the shop times with my grandfather.
The first and second billy club are around 16 inches long, 1 5/8 thick at the working end of the clubs, the last one is almost 21 inches long, very light and well balanced. Thanks for looking!
-- For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16
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#1 posted 12-30-2011 03:03 AM
Wouldn't want to get hit by any one of them, nice job
-- Don, Royersford, PA
#2 posted 12-30-2011 03:33 AM
#3 posted 12-30-2011 03:36 AM
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#4 posted 12-30-2011 03:40 AM
Nice job. I like the first one best. You sir, must be the President of that there so-called Billy Club. You've made some really nice ones in the past, and these too are keepers.
My son keeps a metal one on his dashboard. Would these made from wood hold up in that environment given the temperature that cars get sometimes?
-- Backer boards, stop blocks, build oversized, and never buy a hand plane--
#5 posted 12-30-2011 04:28 AM
My grand father has been gone for over 29 years, now. He was very proud of my wood working skills. I will have to dig out my chest set that I made around 7th grade. I made the chest pieces and he made the case to hold them and play on. Since them my one dog chewed the corner of the box, but still looks good. It was a lot of work. I never forget the day I brought home a DA air powered sander and show him how easy it worked and the amount of work that you can do with it, needless to say, he tool over my sander and I never got to see t agian.
-- For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16
#6 posted 12-30-2011 05:17 AM
#7 posted 12-30-2011 06:56 AM
I give up, great work
-- Norman - I never never make a mistake, I just change the design.
#8 posted 12-30-2011 01:18 PM
Very nice work! I like them all.
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#9 posted 12-30-2011 02:05 PM
Nice work. Beautiful results.
My tradition and many of my tools come from my Dad. I love using the tools he worked with, too!
I think I have some wood waiting for this treatment.
-- Rod ~ There's never enough time to finish a project, but there's always time to start another one.
#10 posted 12-30-2011 05:34 PM
Very nice work Mike. I'm sure my wife would like one of these (if I were willing to make one!).
-- Mike, an American living in Norway.
#11 posted 12-30-2011 07:20 PM
Very creative but be aware that in some states it is unlawful to own a billy club (usually included in laws about switch blade knives, nun chucks, and similar weapons).
-- Les B, Oregon
#12 posted 12-30-2011 07:39 PM
We used to use something like that (only it wasn't as pretty) to kill rabbits.
#13 posted 12-30-2011 10:48 PM
I am always looking for ideas to use colorwood. Here is one I never thought of.
I gave some of the colorwood I got from you to the President of our woodturning club, her name is Carrie Caries. Anwyay, she came up with making Christmas lights. It came out pretty cool.
Best wishes
-- Bob Clark, Tool Collector and Sawdust Maker
#14 posted 12-31-2011 02:01 AM
Wonderful lights, this wood is fun to work with, it looks like the first one is a glue up of some of the woods? Thanks Bob
-- For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16
#15 posted 01-01-2012 11:55 PM
Mike, really beautiful work, love everything about them.
Take care,
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Reinterpreting the Bard – The Company Theatre
Delhi witnessed Shakespeare in a different light this month when The Company Theatre from Mumbai performed Hamlet and King Lear in a way rarely seen. Funny, hysterical, tragic – they were everything an audience could have asked for from a Shakespearean play.
Hamlet – The Clown Prince, with a star cast comprising of versatile actors from the theater and film circuit like Vinay Pathak, Neil Bhoopalam, Sujay Saple and stars like Kalki Koechlin played out as clowns, not only set the audience in splits, but also managed to send out the meaning of this sublime tragedy of Shakespeare subtly. The Rajat Kapoor directed adaptation of Hamlet, performed on the 13th, 14th and 15th of this month at the mecca of arts and theatre in Delhi – the Kamani Auditorium at the Mandi House – had full houses with theatre enthusiasts pouring in from all over the city.
Hamlet's a play we've read, heard and watched in innumerable possible shades time and again. So what exactly was so special about this rendition? Well, the charm lay in the absurdity of a bunch of clowns spewing a cocktail of Italian and French and English gibberish, trying to dig deeper to interpret the narrative, often seemingly lost in these philosophical efforts. But it was this mad-house setting that shaped up the funny moments of this play, stealthily contradicting the Bard's original text.
Atul Kumar, the director of The Company Theatre contended that tragedies when dealt in a comical way often throw up sides to the word of the text that we are oblivious to when dealt with as a tragedy.
On probing what made them transform this play into a comedy, Atul Kumar, the director of The Company Theatre contended that tragedies when dealt in a comical way often throw up sides to the word of the text that we are oblivious to when dealt with as a tragedy. He added, that's exactly what happened when they could underline the tragedy of these two characters (Hamlet and King Lear) in a new light through the comic route. Thoughts seemed to cross his mind rather skeptically when thinking of bringing more experimental pieces to the city than just commercially successful ones, as that may mean an assured loss of audience for them in Delhi. All said and done, he finds Delhi's theatre culture to be pretty vibrant, challenging and inspiring with its many theatre groups, quality work, and diverse and receptive audiences.
The young and vibrant Kalki Koechlin, whom we've adored in films like Dev D, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara and Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani was in total awe of the city's theatre culture, the India Habitat Centre and the Epicentre auditoriums being her personal favorites when it came to performance venues. Educated in theatre and drama from the UK, with many performances there under her belt, she feels there's a much wider scope of theatre abroad as compared to India with better infrastructure and much more choices in terms of production value. Theatre in India has still a long way to go. Kalki, apart form being occupied with Hamlet, where she plays Ophelia with a charm to kill for, can also be seen performing in a production called Colour Blind by Manav Kaul. She has plans to start off shortly with one of her own directorial debuts. Now, that's enough for most theatre enthusiasts to look forward to the production!
Namit Dass , another face we've seen on the silver screen in films such as Wake Up Sid, played a prominent part in Hamlet, essaying the role of Nemo as one of the clowns. Brilliant in his singing, he brought the flavour of operatic singing in the play along with co-actor Puja Sarup, who was equally brilliant with her dialogues as well as singing.
This is the most redundant question ever and we should stop asking it. A million theatre groups are surviving and yet there is no money in it. It's not a profession, it's not an industry, it's not supported by the government or privately like it is in some countries abroad, and yet you have a million mad people like me still doing theatre and live performances- so there is the answer. It is not [dead] and cannot die ever.
Sujay Saple might not be one of the more famous ones of the lot, but he definitely is a talent house, holding up the aces, having immersed himself full time into theatre in multiple capacities for almost 12 years now. From handling the lights to sporting the director's cap, from slipping into an actor's shoes to making them dance to his tune as a choreographer, he's done it all. He very eloquently professed his love for the audience here in Delhi, not forgetting to mention the healthy appetite of Delhiites for humor, subtly hinting at the loud Punjabi humour prevalent in the city. After playing the ring master Popo in Hamlet, he plays the ring master in real with his recent production called Moonfool.
Apart from Hamlet, The Company Theatre also performed Shakespeare's King Lear with both Atul Kumar and Vinay Pathak essaying out the role of Lear sharing a show each. Nothing Like Lear, as it was titled, again a Rajat Kapoor conceptualized venture, dealt with the reminisce of a father and his relationship with his daughter in a modern day setting. A play, which could have rather been boring and preachy, turns out to be an extravagant journey of King Lear, for the lead actors' captivating performance(s) and well, the director's unblemished thought behind it. Again using the technique of clowning as a means to overcome the tragic sequences of the original play, it brought a new dimension to a rather agonizing script.
Atul Kumar finds theatre in India a thriving involvement. According to him, "This is the most redundant question ever and we should stop asking it. A million theatre groups are surviving and yet there is no money in it. It's not a profession, it's not an industry, it's not supported by the government or privately like it is in some countries abroad, and yet you have a million mad people like me still doing theatre and live performances- so there is the answer. It is not (dead) and cannot die ever". The Company Theatre was once again in town in the last weekend of November with its another internationally acclaimed META-winning hit show Piya Behrupiya, based on Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. But let's discuss that some other time.
Abhinav Goyal
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- In Conversation with Theatre Maverick Varoon Anand, Founder – Kaivalya Plays - December 18, 2014
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Am a bit of a green horn when it comes to technology and could do with some tech advice here. My PC is about 4 years old and have been mulling over moving from PC to the recently launched iMac 2012 model. So would it be worth it? I use my PC for surfing the net, Word and Excel applications, watching movies, torrents (I know) and the odd game or two.
I am hoping that if i do invest in an iMac, the system should last me at least 4-5 years till the next upgrade.
My areas of concern are:
- How much time would it take to adjust to Mac OS X?
- Do macs require that all softwares be original?
- What are the most common Mac problems?
Might add that am considering the move since am entitled to a 40% subsidy from my dad's office. Also would like first hand advice from an owner – I am done with the tech reviews.
Thanks for your advice!
Macs are overpriced, you can easily buy an amazing pc computer with the less money than the cheapest macs. Macs are mainly good for build quality, but there simple inferface is a plus. If you willing to spend a lot of money for an average computer then buy a mac. Now there are many more computers out there that are on the same level as mac. Its your choice!
It took me just three days to work out how to use OS X 10.4 and it was easy from there and now I am working with shell commands this is fun as you can watch star wars via terminal (mac equivalent to command prompt). It is very intuitive and took my Grandpa just 3 weeks with some guidance to work it out completely and there it is OS X is easy to get along with once you get the basics, the basics are shown to you as you set up you mac for the first time it is a worthwhile investment and has made me good with almost all main softwares of today.
check in your town if they are some organizations (town council for instance....) that do offer initiation courses (free!) MAC/PC, join them, this will make things faster. At least you will know what to expect and if you do not like MAC then going back to Windows will be easier (financial!).
check in your town if they are some organizations (town council for instance....) that do offer initiation courses (free!) MAC/PC, join them, this will make things faster. At least you will know what to expect and if you do not like MAC then going back to Windows will be easier (financial!).
How much time would it take to adjust to Mac OS X?
It is kind of easy to set up a mac the way you like it, maybe the first two weeks even a month you struggle a bit, but then when you understand how it works it is easy, and smooth.
Do macs require that all softwares be original?
it is suposed that yes, all macs need original softwares but actually that doesn't matter at the end, if you find a cracked app, or the serial key, the app would run perfectly. If you want to avoid updates, there is a program called "Little snitch" which will control as you desire which connections each application could have over the internet, you can deny everything or you can allow certain things, it is all up to you.
What are the most common Mac problems?
The most common problems that I have encountered on mac, is that there are certain apps, which only exist for windows, but you can handle those problems with a virtual box with any windows OS.
1. Macs are generally easier to adjust to. Especially since now Win 8 came out and has such a steep learning curve, why not just learn an easier OS by switching to a OSX? Many of my friends ranging from power users to 'computer illiterate' as they call themselves have been able to transition to macs with ease.
2. There is the Mac App Store, which offers many apps to be downloaded for free or at a certain price. However, if there is a software that is specific only to windows, you have the ability of having a small portion of your Mac's hard drive running Windows, so that you can run those Windows specific programs.
3. It used to be compatibility but once the ability to run windows was introduced, that issue had disappeared. I can't think of a dire issue for mac users.
Also, on the plus side, if you ever have trouble with a mac, you can take it to the apple store and they'll help you out free of charge. This isn't true with PCs since hardware companies (HP, Dell, Lenovo) often tend to blame the issue on Microsoft's Windows OS and Microsoft will blame the hardware manufacturers.
It seems that you want a simple machine with long term period of use in mind without having to pay much more than the price of the device itself.
iMac is costly as according to your usage.
I hope while reading reviews of iMac,you had also seen reviews of the OS inside it and the issues associated with it.You can have a look for some of them below -
You can install software " only from " Mac app store.So,you can't sideload any other softwares.So,no case for installing non-genuine software so more expenses.
Moreover,Apple has shifted much of its manpower towards development of iOS and has slowed down release of patches to the desktop OS.
Now,it's your turn to decide.
Sorry, but you can install software from whatever developer you want. There is some very good and often used software like clone apps that will never turn up I Mac App store. Some developer also sell both on there own site and in Mac App Store.
How much time would it take to adjust to Mac OS X?
Not more than a month
Do macs require that all softwares be original?
no its not necessary you can download almost any software from torrent
What are the most common Mac problems?
Mac's are mostly used by the professionals who do a lot of video editing, rendering, etc.
They are very expensive.In price of a mac you can build a PC which will last for 5 years.
most of the games cannot be played on mac
If you are a really good at adjusting to a newer interface and newer operations, then i don't see any problem in learning. the price you are suggesting good and it might do you good. I do not own a Mac but heard they have a resale value (if you ever want to switch).
1. Differs from person to person. I dropped into the position of a Mac sysadmin without having used a Mac before. After ~3 months I was able to survive a day or two without a colleague present, probably another 6 months to do everything on my own.
2. Macs are not really different from Windows in that aspect. But a lot of the useful software does require internet activation or is free in the first place.
One thing you have to consider is that you can't just use the "EXE" of your Windows software on your Mac. Macs do not even know what "EXE" is. You will need to get the Mac versions or an alternative application for the Mac. Some things may simply not be available.
If you want to use actual Windows software on the Mac you will need to setup virtualization e.g. using Parallels, VMware Fusion or the free VirtualBox.
3. It sooo depends on what you do on the Mac but in general issues are rare and rather easy to fix. Worst case you have to delete the Property List (plist) file of the application (a settings file) and their "Application Support" directory (where application specific data is stored).
Is it worth it? I guess the easiest way to find out is to write down the top 5 applications you use on a daily basis and the top 5 applications (e.g. the games) you use on occasion.
If they are not available for the Mac you may have your answer already (although there are solutions with Boot Camp, Virtualization, wine).


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It all started with hamburgers. The opening of Italy's first McDonald's in Rome in the mid-1980s sparked protests that led to the birth of the Slow Food movement in 1989. Established to promote sustainable, local products over globalised mass production and fast food, it now has thousands of members and offices all over the world.
Since then, this philosophy has spread to most areas of life, and there are now groups promoting everything from Slow Gardening to Slow Travel and even Slow Sex.
British academic and former teacher Professor Maurice Holt sums up the idea in his recent paper "Slow Schools mean deep learning": "Standards- driven education isn't very different from a fast-food outlet, where packages of test-shaped knowledge are swallowed, but never properly digested.
"The movement for Slow Schools . seeks to promote learning in depth, rather than a debased curriculum based on goals, inspections and unreliable standards."
The Canadian journalist Carl Honore, who has examined the whole movement for his book In Praise of Slow, explains that pressure to fit a fixed model stifles the creativity of children.
"They also don't learn to look inside themselves to work out who they are because they are so busy trying to be what we want them to be," he says.
There are already schools in England - many of them private - that famously espouse Slow principles. The slogan of Exeter Steiner School, for example, is "Where education is a journey, not a race". Children are encouraged to progress at their own pace and the development of the whole child is seen as key to learning. The system is set up to nurture, rather than snuff out, children's natural curiosity.
Montessori schools, too, focus on the independence of the child, and learning through discovery, not book drilling or instruction. The Reggio Emilia approach, also an Italian export, harnesses children's curiosity through a self-guided curriculum.
But in the English state system - where schools can be made or broken by the proportion of 16-year-olds achieving five A* to C grades at GCSE - there often does not seem to be the time or resources for such approaches. For every teacher who wants to let their children "off the leash" to discover things for themselves, there is an Ofsted inspector hungry for results.
All-round learning
Professor Holt, at the University of Colorado in Denver, is part of a group that hopes to spread the word through a new thinktank called Slow Education. Its proponents are determined for schools of all kinds, across the public and state sector, to be able to return to Slow principles.
"It's about making time to talk to kids, finding out what they like, what they don't understand, what motivates them," he says. "There are very few children who don't have some talent but it often gets squashed by this enormous bulldozer-like machine of the standards-driven system."
He will make a presentation on the topic, along with Eton College housemaster Mike Grenier and other founder members of the Slow Education thinktank, at this month's London Festival of Education, an event supported by TES.
Mr Grenier has been working with Eton's state-school partners in Windsor and Slough to help teachers introduce Slow principles to their classrooms, and even across whole schools. He has also worked in private schools, as he believes the standards-driven agenda afflicts both sectors.
"This over-regulated system is really counter-productive," he says. "The recent events surrounding the marking of GCSEs reiterate how much the whole debate about education is about exams and assessment and how little it is about `Are we giving children the things they need to live in society?'"
Slow Education, he adds, is as much about an all-round philosophy and the process of learning as the content of a course: "When you talk to teachers they are very open and receptive - there's a sigh of relief that they can talk about what motivated them to get into education in the first place."
How it works in practice
Through his presentations, Mr Grenier aims to help whole schools reorientate their approach to education, moving away from results and content to pupil-centred learning.
He is keen to draw attention to outstanding examples of the Slow principles in practice at schools around the country.
He points to the innovative My World curriculum at Matthew Moss High School in Rochdale, which has the express purpose of enabling pupils "to exercise, and so build, their learning muscles".
Throughout the first two years of secondary, pupils spend six hours a week - taken out of the English, humanities, science and technology timetables - pursuing knowledge, skills and understanding through enquiry-based learning.
They are given a starting point for a project and encouraged to take it wherever their own interests lead them, touching on a variety of subject areas as they move along.
For example, in one project pupils were encouraged to draw up their family trees as a starting task. By the end, one group of girls had focused on the history and construction of their houses, creating models of how they would have looked in every era since they were built.
In another project, pupils were "cast away" on a desert island after a plane crash and encouraged to look at what they thought would be important skills for survival. They ended up exploring everything from diet, shelters and settlements to the organisation of communities and political philosophy.
Rather than being forced to produce work in a rush - covering a syllabus bit by bit - children are given the chance to take their time. They are encouraged to talk about their work, and at the end of their investigations, which can last up to half a term, they have university- style vivas.
"Instead of the teacher giving you a book, it's the kids deciding what they need to know and how they can find it out," says headteacher Andrew Raymer.
"The teacher isn't saying, `Next you have got to do this'. The teacher helps them to understand and look at their own learning."
A brochure outlining the principles of the My World curriculum warns that its techniques can be "challenging and uncomfortable" and actually harder work than the way in which classrooms are traditionally run. For example, teachers have to allow pupils to fail in order to learn, it says.
Third-years are encouraged to carry out a level 2 Extended Project Qualification, worth half a GCSE. Thereafter, no hours are dedicated to My World, as pupils are preparing for exams, but Mr Raymer says that by then they have a solid foundation to build on.
"It does prepare them better for what's ahead in terms of GCSE," he says.
"The pupils know what they are trying to achieve and why; most learners appreciate that it's a means to an end.
"Pupils are much more able to organise and take control of their learning, and able to discuss their learning, even if it isn't a particularly interesting GCSE course. The more autonomy you have, the more motivated you are."
Not an `anything goes' model
The Slow Education movement also embraces more than enquiry-led reflective learning. One key aspect of the philosophy is the importance of nurturing the well-being that is vital for motivating pupils and improving their academic performance.
Ian Morris - who runs the now famous well-being programme (popularly known as "happiness lessons") at the private Wellington College and its state partner the Wellington Academy in Wiltshire - has joined the Slow Education thinktank.
The involvement of schools such as Eton and Wellington might lead some to make the same criticism of Slow Education as they do of happiness lessons - that such approaches are only effective with middle-class pupils who are well-supported at home and so are guaranteed already to have the education basics covered.
But Mr Raymer, himself the head of a comprehensive, says it is "rubbish that this kind of thing is only possible in middle-class schools".
"We are under as much pressure as anybody. We have well above average deprivation levels - we don't have any special advantage, other than the fact that we've been doing this for a long time," he says. "It takes time and genuine intent."
A workshop on ways to deliver Slow Education is being held at the London Festival of Education on 17 November. For tickets to the festival, organised by TES and the Institute of Education, visit londonfestivalofeducation.com
Slow Education has emerged as a reaction to the constraints of the English national curriculum introduced in 1988 and the standards-driven agenda that has since developed.
Proponents say it has resulted in "fast schools", with education becoming little more than the imparting of specified content in a particular order, which is then assessed to produce a "result".
That works, they argue, only if you believe the purpose of schooling is to deliver the knowledge and skills that the economy requires in the most efficient manner.
Slow Education calls for a "less is more" attitude. Pupils should be allowed to pursue their own interests, become absorbed in their work, care about it and reflect on it - all without the pressure of exams and targets.
In his 2002 paper "It's time to start the slow school movement", Maurice Holt writes: "Better to eat one portion of grilled halibut than three king-sized burgers. Better to examine in detail the reasons why Sir Thomas More chose martyrdom or why Alexander Hamilton (a Founding Father of the US) argued for a strong federal government than to memorise the kings of England or the capitals of the states of the union.
"The slow school is a place where understanding matters more than coverage; one takes time to see what Newton's concepts of mass and force might imply, to appreciate their abstract nature and the intellectual leap they represent."
But supporters of Slow Education are keen not to dictate how teachers should teach.
"There ought not to be a canonical slow school, any more than there can be standardised slow food. Commonality of approach does not imply uniformity of practice," Professor Holt writes.
- Holt, M. "Slow Schools mean deep learning" (2012). bit.lyLqe8yo
- Holt, M. (2002). "It's time to start the slow school movement". Phi Delta Kappan 84(4): 264-71. bit.lyRcou2Y
- What is the My World Curriculum at Matthew Moss High School? Matthew Moss High School, Rochdale bitly.comYiUcjt
- Honore, C. In Praise of Slow: how a worldwide movement is challenging the cult of speed (Orion, 2005).