Tag Archives: Maths

I love xkcd

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Barbara

Posted in Blogging, Jokes, Maths, Numbers | Tagged humor, Maths, Numbers, Postaday | 8 Comments

Seven Tips for New Bloggers from the Laughing Housewife

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Barbara

Originally posted on The Laughing Housewife:
“blog” (Photo credit: inju) A lot of my subscribers are fairly new bloggers (which, I suspect, is why they subscribe here – they don’t know any better). Thank you, new subscribers, for subscribing, however…

Posted in Blogging, Numbers | Tagged Beginnings, Blogging, dyslexia, Maths, Tips | 12 Comments

10.11.12 13:14

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Barbara

October 11th 2012 @ 1.14pm I love numbers & the fact that I have just worked out how to schedule a post 🙂

Posted in Maths, Numbers, Special Dates | Tagged 10 11 12 13 14, Maths, Numbers, Numeromology, Special Dates | 6 Comments

About Me, for today

Posted on September 29, 2012 by Barbara

I have recently stopped working, for many reasons, most of all I needed some time out. I have a few ideas of where to go from here, but am still at the ideas stage with many of them. As I … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Maths, Pets, Photography, Self Employment, Teaching, Teenagers | Tagged Beginnings, Black Cocker Spaniel, Emsworth, Greek Spur Thighed Tortoise, Maths, one day at a time, Teaching, Wilson | 3 Comments

The Fun Theory

Posted on August 21, 2012 by Barbara

I love this video! For me this symbolises what learning and working should be all about. When we are having fun we forget we are working, and suddenly what seemed a chore, becomes easier to complete and repeat without even … Continue reading →

Posted in 40, Athletics, Getting old, Keeping Fit, Life, Olympics, Philately, Teaching | Tagged 200m, 40+, All Ireland Gold Medal, Belgrave Harriers, Cheam, Cross Country Running, Emsworth, Gold Letter Boxes, Gold Pillar Boxes, Gold Post Boxes, Help!, Iain Percy, Inspire a Generation, Joanna Rowsell, Long Distance Running, Maths, Olympic Medals, Teaching, The Fun Theory, Track and Field | 15 Comments

Beauty in Mathematics

Posted on August 14, 2012 by Barbara

This is a really great article from Cartesian Product! I love how incredibly complicated ‘sets’ get once you have more than 3 circles! 🙂 Most of all I love the pictures Venn diagrams for 11 sets

Posted in Art, Jewellery, Maths, Symmetry | Tagged Cartesian Product, Fractals, Frank Ruskey, Khalegh Mamakani, Maths, Newroz, Set Theory, University of Victoria, Venn Diagrams | 6 Comments

Gotta reblog this!

Posted on August 6, 2012 by Barbara

My classmate Dave Adamson from my PGCE course in 2010 is doing a 75 mile bikeathon on the 16th of September. The route follows the Olympic cycling route, and includes cycling up Box Hill 6 times!!! I can just about … Continue reading →

Posted in Cycling, leukaemia, Life, Maths, Money, Photography, Teaching | Tagged Bicycle, Leukaemia, Maths, Nelarabine, PGCE, St George's Hospital, Teaching | Leave a comment

The Witch of Portobello

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Barbara

I’ve been off work 11 days & I’ve already read 2 books. I used to read so much, but driving or cycling to work as opposed to taking the train had a significant impact on my reading time, as has … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Dyslexia, Life, Money, Self Employment, Shoes, Teaching | Tagged Beginnings, dyslexia, emma donoghue, Leaving, mathematics teacher, Maths, New start, one day at a time, Paulo Coelho, Teaching, to-do list | 10 Comments

Wilson, the Dog of my Understanding

Posted on July 21, 2012 by Barbara

Today I have finished teaching for this school year, finished working at my school, and am about to embark on a new era; I am becoming freelance, self employed, an independent consultant, a specialist; I am a Maths teacher, a … Continue reading →