reviews
Once again I am presenting you with two very slightly different reviews of the same book. The first is the review I sent in to the editor of Teach Secondary magazine. The second is what was actually published.
Read MoreThe stand-out aspect of this collection for me is the way it has been organised into categories, a brave choice I think.
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These stories really provide a short glimpse into a culture of which I am almost completely ignorant.
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This is just a very quick heads-up. I’m just about to send off four reviews to Teach Secondary magazine. I will post the reviews here once they’ve been published there (that’s the deal), but here are one-liners to whet your appetite.
Read MoreIn this article, I republish a review of mine that was first published in Teach Secondary magazine. Next, there follows the article I actually sent in. The differences are only minor, but I thought you might find it interesting to examine the differences, and consider what difference they make, if any, to your experience and understanding of the review.
Read MoreIn this article, I republish a review of mine that was first published in Teach Secondary magazine. Next, there follows the article I actually sent in. The differences are only minor, but I thought you might find it interesting to examine the differences, and consider what difference they make, if any, to your experience and understanding of the review.
Read MoreTaking the reader from the Middle Ages to more or less the present day, Gray shows how the kind of places we do our shopping in, and what we buy, have changed over the centuries.
Read MoreI wrote this review wearing my school teacher hat. However, it struck me that optimism is something all writers need a great deal of!
Read MoreI wrote the review wearing my school teacher hat. However, it struck me that the “small habits” approach to writing is something useful to consider.
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My review of this for Teach Secondary magazine has just come out. Here is the published version, followed by the copy I submitted, which is slightly longer because it has a little more detail. I wrote the review wearing my school teacher hat. However, it struck me that the “productive failure” approach to teaching is something I’ve done, to some extent, in my creative writing classes.
Read MoreI’ve reviewed this book for Teach Secondary magazine. Although my review is written from the standpoint of the question, “how useful is AI in schools?”, I do thiink it has relevance here because many writers, and writers’ organisations, are also scrutinising AI.
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books, by Terry Freedman
I love books, and I love reviewing them. However, I’ve decided that a one-size fits all approach to reviewing books (or anything else, come to that), just won’t do. So I’ve categorised my reviews into 6 types.
Read Morewas intrigued to discover that a popular news magazine of the sixties had been anticipated by Defoe.
Read MoreThe Music Programme of Study requires students to have an understanding of the music that they perform and to which they listen, and its history, and an appreciation of different musical styles.
Read MoreIn all, twenty three poets are considered, and they constitute a wide variety: alongside the usual ones like Milton and Chaucer, we find Sappho and Basho. Each chapter is a mixture of biography and quotations.
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One of the things I think can add to one’s enjoyment and also improve one’s writing is to read stories from other cultures.
Read MoreThis pdf contains the reviews of mine that were published in Teach Secondary magazine in 2024.
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Here are two versions of the same review: the one I submitted to Teach Secondary magazine, and the edited one they published.
Read MoreHere are two versions of the same review: the one I submitted to Teach Secondary magazine, and the edited one they published.
Read MoreAs indicated by the title, the first thing to know about this anthology is that it comprises both poetry and prose, rather than one or the other. Many of the pieces are quite unusual...
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