Writer, podcaster, and educator from South Australia. I make tabletop roleplaying games and write about things that aren't real.
*This was originally posted on my Patreon, here: https://www.patreon.com/StuartWatkinson/posts/quotes-and-on-166073061 The warrior and the artist live by the same code of necessity, which dictates that the battle must be fought anew every day. - Stephen Pressfield, author. Pressfield is talking about Resistance. That amorphous energy that puts itself in the way of the creative and stops them doing…
Tomorrow my tiny little human goes to school. It feels like she's off into the world now. Out of the nest and flying about.
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She came into the world quiet, with her eyes open. She looked at us knowingly. She'd been here before. There was wisdom in those little eyes, and she knew she'd landed with her people. She didn't cry for hours after she was born. Not until her first experience of the coldness of the open world and the first pang of hunger, did she shed a tear. While her mum was in surgery, I held her and kept her…
I woke up to a crying baby at 4am. Then I started thinking about them. They have three weeks left, and then it's done. They haven't done their assessments. They got scaffolds and in-class learning and cover sheets and exemplars, and they're still not done. I doubt they will be done, and I know when I get there I'll have to talk to them about it. I'll have to explain what they need to do again and…
But you might be. Today I sat watched a group of kids put the Australian flag up at school. It was good to see. I was boy scout and there was a lot of honour and pride involved in being selected to fly the flag at the start of a session. Watching those kids try to figure out the flagpole reminded me of the importance the flag held when I was younger. They definitely let the flag touch the ground,…
Create your own island
Forget the goal; think only of the surrounding country; and after a period, perhaps when you least expect it, you will suddenly find yourself in a lovely town on a hill. Arnold Bennet So much of our life is broadcasted now. Everything is captured, curated, and put on display for others to see. The work is what matters most because it is the work, the process, that truly fills the soul. Forget the…
Too much content not enough life
Young people need opportunities to see what is possible. They need to be exposed to a wide range of stimuli so they can broaden their views of the world. Identities are being formed when students hit high school. Young people are formulating and solidifying their understanding of themselves and the world around them. They are pulling away from family units and create their own social groups.…