tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post6661288154564849471..comments2024-02-13T10:20:04.888+00:00Comments on David Hepworth's blog: Really useful things we learned without understandingDavid Hepworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05973053694541321308noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-13054761440396843402013-03-22T17:09:36.903+00:002013-03-22T17:09:36.903+00:00Funny that, Gary. Although I'm not brilliant w...Funny that, Gary. Although I'm not brilliant with numbers I never had trouble with my times table because certain calculations seemed to be, if not actually rhymes, than at least memorable in a musical way. So for me seven sixes and eight fours have always been as easy to remember as a Chuck Berry lyrics whereas other ones, like eight nines I had to stop and work out. That's a bit like music, isn't it?David Hepworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05973053694541321308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-33098223125418987802013-03-22T16:54:52.187+00:002013-03-22T16:54:52.187+00:00The frequently fascinating maths exploration Alex&...The frequently fascinating maths exploration <i>Alex's Adventures in Numberland</i> tells how Japanese children learn their <i>kuk</i> (times tables) by rote, but that synonyms are used to help the words flow more musically - like a jolly rap, according to author Alex Bellos. Indeed, he says Japanese adults know 7x7=49 not by maths or calculation, but because the rhythm 'sounds' right.<br /><br />Not sure how this fits the conversation but I guess we're all music fans so I thought you mind find it interesting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-66815824146205686582013-03-22T13:53:40.542+00:002013-03-22T13:53:40.542+00:00Indeed, Graham. Turpe nescire.Indeed, Graham. Turpe nescire.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-36790113493126227292013-03-21T22:37:46.549+00:002013-03-21T22:37:46.549+00:00Rob Bagchi - you too?Rob Bagchi - you too?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09540281133646985740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-54509035724891819062013-03-21T22:17:06.981+00:002013-03-21T22:17:06.981+00:00Never Eat Cod, Eat Salmon Sandwiches And Remain Yo...Never Eat Cod, Eat Salmon Sandwiches And Remain Young.<br /><br />The most important thing I learned at school was to answer the question you've been asked, not the one you think they want the answer to. Do You Do Any Wings?https://www.blogger.com/profile/16464188169541771585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-11096612926791605772013-03-21T17:31:08.074+00:002013-03-21T17:31:08.074+00:00I thought Dave Dee was two people too.
I still re...I thought Dave Dee was two people too.<br /><br />I still remember where the points on the compass are by reciting Never Eat Shredded Wheat to myself.<br /><br />I learnt my Spanish verbs endings at school by reciting and writing them over and over over again. It wasn't exactly creative teaching but I still know what they are.londonleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08431179744928331353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-39474023399422257132013-03-21T12:05:21.534+00:002013-03-21T12:05:21.534+00:00Ate mater, quid docemur. Vita tua, quid monemur? Ate mater, quid docemur. Vita tua, quid monemur? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-14527483517263784032013-03-20T23:21:14.845+00:002013-03-20T23:21:14.845+00:00Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich.
It took me ...Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich. <br />It took me a while before I realised that Dave Dee was one person, not two.Chris Bourkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00778690327406325923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-49261444190829237642013-03-20T23:03:27.162+00:002013-03-20T23:03:27.162+00:00Poor soppy clots make artful zombies in their leis...Poor soppy clots make artful zombies in their leisure hours, consequently making some perishers grumble.John Meddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10547777949324509522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-7354675939247414842013-03-20T21:51:26.957+00:002013-03-20T21:51:26.957+00:00Amo, Amas, Amat, Amamus Amatis, Amant.
The Shippi...Amo, Amas, Amat, Amamus Amatis, Amant.<br /><br />The Shipping Forecast locations.<br /><br />Able was I ere I saw Elba.Roger Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14162453304943857974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-33647243636576074142013-03-20T19:36:05.493+00:002013-03-20T19:36:05.493+00:00Henry VIII - Divorced, beheaded, died; Divorced, b...Henry VIII - Divorced, beheaded, died; Divorced, beheaded, survived.Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07112354725005655943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-66990319788977964562013-03-20T17:25:24.750+00:002013-03-20T17:25:24.750+00:00The Lord's PrayerThe Lord's PrayerNick Sydenhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09021353448090904838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-20918943432596405772013-03-20T15:51:40.125+00:002013-03-20T15:51:40.125+00:00Don't the arguments only appear binary because...Don't the arguments only appear binary because that's how media reports them? Ask a lot of education professionals (the ones who actually teach and aren't pushing their 'edu-blog' as a means of escaping the classroom to start up a consultancy) and they will acknowledge that of course it's not that black and white.<br /><br />Some of your list is also quite subjective, no? (Of course it is. 'subjective' could be the definition of blogging). I grew up in Scotland so have no idea about the words to Jerusalem (it's an English thing....) And the million words to Pop songs I have memorized will probably be different to the ones you have. So should there be a canon of great Pop lyrics we should force kids to learn by rote? If so, who decides the canon? And how? And why them?Alistair Fitchetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15392043337089653893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-88162811540411668942013-03-20T14:49:23.296+00:002013-03-20T14:49:23.296+00:00Red sky at night?Red sky at night?RFMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07770248872756901332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-89064523498841227572013-03-20T14:45:17.785+00:002013-03-20T14:45:17.785+00:00Pugh, Pugh, Barney McGrew, Cuthbert, Dibble and Gr...Pugh, Pugh, Barney McGrew, Cuthbert, Dibble and Grub?Jon Peakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04471926651090670258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-54868172440946042532013-03-20T14:44:19.980+00:002013-03-20T14:44:19.980+00:00The Lord's PrayerThe Lord's PrayerUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01826512321840299199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-57105783272249090772013-03-20T14:43:49.903+00:002013-03-20T14:43:49.903+00:00Richard of York gave battle in vain (colours of th...Richard of York gave battle in vain (colours of the rainbow).<br /><br />EGBDF and FACE (notes on the stave)<br /><br />The square on the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares on the other two sides.<br /><br />Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.<br /><br />The six wives of Henry VIII. (Let's see if I can still do them: Katherine-with-a-K of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Catherine-with-a-C Howard, Anne of Cleves-with-no-a-before-the-v, Jane Seymour and, er, the other one.)<br /><br /> <br /><br />Archie_Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04582569974503175543noreply@blogger.com