Category: Reading and Literacy
Spelling & Punctuation Tests – Why Not Art Tests Too?
As English children prepare for their new spelling and punctuation tests, It makes me wonder about the outcome of all this testing. The testing of children is one-sided and far too academic. Where are the art exams for eleven year olds? The music exams? The interpersonal skills exams, the cooking, the athletic, the talking and…
The Olympic Legacy
The Olympics are well and truly over, but their legacy continues, most noticeable by the number of lycra clad bicycle riders that now clog up the roads of Britain! My legacy is that I learned to draw feet a little better than before. While researching for my Olympia books, I looked at a lot of…
The reality of Copyright in the internet age
Copyright is a tricky subject. It is mostly misunderstood and many artists, writers and musicians are duped or misinformed about what copyright is. But the nature of copyright is changing. When reproduction was difficult and expensive, copyright was easy to police. Now it is easy to and cheap to copy and almost impossible to police.…
