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24 Jul 2023 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei $0.03
Dear teachers,Spelling Bee fever is upon us. 🐝 Some of your students are mugging for it. You’re keen to support them but don’t know how.Fret not. I’m here to support you with curated book recommendations. All books will be related to the theme of Sp...
5 Jul 2023 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei $0.11
I picked up “Spelling Bee Champ” for work but was soon engrossed in its relatable plot and read it for enjoyment’s sake. Claudia Mills incorporated universal themes into her story. Simon was a great speller. In fact, winning came easily to him and he...
29 Jun 2023 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei $0.12
I’m a fast and voracious reader but I don’t always remember what I read. This book is all the more remarkable because I remember the last line on the chapter regarding Parenting: “Just remember, it’s only temporary.” It’s also the book I turned to th...
21 May 2023 1 minute read 2 comments cryotosensei $0.20
This is the third Matt Haig book I read this year, so his writing prowess has got to count for something. He wrote this - a delightfully eclectic mish-mash of lists and reflections - to help himself cope when he was depressed. It’s an easy book to...
19 May 2023 3 minute read 8 comments ⚡ Daniela ⚡ $1.24
Recently finished the book called "Thank God for Bitcoin: The Creation, Corruption and Redemption of Money" written by Bitcoin evangelist, developer, educator & author, Jimmy Song, that was published back in 2019 and wanted to share my thoughts on it...
7 May 2023 2 minute read 6 comments ⚡ Daniela ⚡ $0.42
"The Bitcoin Standard" by Saifedean Ammous is a highly recommended book within the Bitcoin community. It explores the history, economics, and potential implications of Bitcoin as a decentralized digital currency. The book delves into topics such as t...
4 May 2023 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei $0.11
Yes, I know that I’m a fast and hard worker and bring an unprecedented level of professionalism to the workplace. But I’m always keen to read such books because teachers are in a unique situation, I reckon. Our timetable is different every day, so I...
26 Apr 2023 1 minute read 2 comments cryotosensei $0.25
Tbh, this isn’t the easiest book to read. I mean, I have been teaching English professionally all my life but there were many words that I didn’t know such as aphrodisiac, prurient, profligate, parsimony, libidinal pleasure, obsequiously, niggardly,...
19 Apr 2023 10 minute read 0 comments MatTehCat $0.02
Ask not what your state can do for you but what you can do for the state. In my post on Monday, the 17th of April, I explored the relationship between knowledge and Power as identified by Foucault; specifically, learned knowledge or categorical knowl...
17 Apr 2023 8 minute read 0 comments MatTehCat $0.01
When some of us hear the name Foucault, we let out a sigh, others ask “Who,” and some even say, “What did you say to me?”. For a time in my life, I was of the first variety. I had heard of Foucault vicariously and, through osmosis, I’d acquired some...
