EconTalk about Education

Just listened to a great EconTalk podcast about the ways that testing and choice have undermined the US education system. Very interesting stuff. It seems to me concerning how the UK's 'Every Child Matters' mirrors the US 'No Child Left Behind' without really questioning the evidence.

MS Word Non-Breaking Hyphen

He's a quick MS Word short cut to remember: If you want to insert a non-breaking hyphen you type CTRL+SHIFT+HYPHEN.

Kid Friendly Drop Scones

Here's a link to a really simple drop scone receipe to make with the kids:

http://www.realcakes.co.uk/AgaDS.htm

Second Email Post Test - With Photo

By way of a second test of the Blogger email feature I'm sending this one in with a photo attached. This is the boys with small animals at the highly recommended Reddish Vale Farm.

Testing Phone Blogging

I've just set up the post-by-email feature on Blogger, so this is my first attempt at a post. I'm trying to free myself of tie-in to Twitter, Buzz etc.

Soldering at MadLab in Manchester

Several of us went to the two soldering workshops run by Mitch Altman at MadLab in Manchester last week. We had an excellent time. Someone from the HACMan group has just posted a link to photos from the soldering sessions.

The Rope and Anchor in Woolston Quick Review

We went to The Rope and Anchor in Woolston for Sunday lunch today. We were our three kids (2, 4 and 7) and the Grandparents. The food was traditional faire but done well. The staff were friendly and the service very efficient. The prices were also most reasonable. Great for a family pub lunch with the grandparents. Look elsewhere if you are after a sophisticated gastro-pub.