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This book sets out to give assorted planners, architects, engineers and technicians their due, with its examinations of electricity distribution, communication platforms, roads, bridges and more besides.
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While the book is both detailed and enjoyable, it is not entirely convincing.
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Written mainly in the form of a diary, this is an account of how Colwell’s headship changed the culture of a community’s school.
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The growing importance of digital citizenship isn’t just evident from what we hear in the news, but also recent findings from Ofsted that students often aren’t as digitally literate as teachers tend to assume.
Read Morein some respects, Brave New World seems closer to our lived reality than does Orwell’s 1984.
Read MoreWhy bother asking someone to translate anything, given that Google Translate will probably do a reasonable-ish job in a fraction of a second?
Read MoreThis book differs from many of the books and articles I’ve read about memory because it delves into the physical changes that occur in different situations.
Read MoreDr Bousted makes a strong case for major reform of the parts of the education system in England that has a direct impact on teachers – and therefore on students.
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books to be reviewed by Terry Freedman
One of the first things I look for when reviewing a non-fiction book is whether or not it contains an index. If it does, the next thing I check is whether the index is actually useful.
Read MoreThe “Long Tail" has been lauded and quoted at length. But what does the book actually say, and how does it stand up to scrutiny. In this lengthy review I give it a cautious "thumbs up".
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This is another book to be reviewed for Teach Secondary magazine.
Read MoreMy review of this book has just been published in Teach Secondary magazine. The review there is slightly different from the one I submitted, so I’ve included my original one here as text, and the Teach Secondary one as a scan.
Read MoreAs far as I’m aware no Education Secretary has had the ability or the courage to deal with the teacher recruitment and retention crisis.
Read MoreOverall the book is a good investment, although I did have some quibbles with it.
Read MoreIf you want to see the humble brag elevated to an art form, this is the book for you.
Read MoreAs its name suggests, this book is aimed at those who want to teach themselves computer science.
Read MoreThe digital revolution was not just about books, but social factors, personal desires, institutional goals and more.
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The book’s primary concern is enabling Python to be used for manipulating and plotting large datasets, dealing with image “noise” and other advanced topics.
Read MoreAs its subtitle indicates, Book Wars covers the analogue and digital battlefield in the world of books.
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It’s a bit of a tall order, I think, to teach yourself computer science, as opposed to computer programming, because of the need to understand particular concepts.
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