'Education' Category
Intelligent design gets a plain language pasting!
The Nurse has always felt - and thought - that the concept of god was a bit silly. As a small child in the ’70s she was sent home from junior school with a note saying that a girl who didn’t believe in god shouldn’t come to the christmas party. But she stuck to her guns. Logic […]
We are not getting the real news.
“I wear this expression when I’m not sure whether to be excited or scared…”
We’re being fed news through a screen of total hysterica
The Nurse is well acquainted with rose-tinted glasses. She needs to be, locked up in here with water dripping down the walls and all those nutters groaning and banging in nearby cells. But she’s getting riled up about […]Forget the Rich List. Here’s the Ridiculous List.
The Nurse has a lot of time on her hands at Her Majesty’s Pleasure. Which is why she’s typing this post from underneath several unfurled and chaotic rolls of Elsan toilet roll. You know, that crinkly stuff that’s about the same thickness as tracing paper and twice as shiny. And utterly non-absorbent. Dreadful for personal hygiene but highly effective for writing lists.
This […]Just say no to children: 5 great reasons to stay child-free!
The Nurse occasionally makes extra pocket money writing website copy. At the moment she’s writing about how to tone up weakened pelvic floor muscles. Which is all rather unpleasant and reminds her why she’s never wanted children!
Just about everyone has kids but that doesn’t mean it’s de rigeur. It’s a choice. In the hope that lots of bouncy, fertile young females and hormone-tortured […]Creationist Fools
I have worked as an Educator for many years. Some would say too many. As an educator I understand that my role is to impart factual knowledge, to stimulate and encourage curiosity and to motivate students towards studying further and to engage in a process of lifelong learning, questioning and informed criticism.
Creationism is plainly wrong. […]