tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post310576188655911618..comments2024-03-22T23:27:47.349+00:00Comments on EAGLETON NOTES: Things I Learned Whilst ThinkingGraham Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-36712082142914280652016-01-19T22:11:45.280+00:002016-01-19T22:11:45.280+00:00Indeed Lee in all walks of life it is so necessary...Indeed Lee in all walks of life it is so necessary to learn from others in a hands on way (in my humble opinion).Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-1927971815378841742016-01-19T22:07:38.108+00:002016-01-19T22:07:38.108+00:00Music is wonderful...and it's wonderful to ope...Music is wonderful...and it's wonderful to open our minds to all genres...as you do...the choices with which we're surrounded are limitless...and we will never have enough time to listen to them all.<br /><br />We need skilled tradesmen...we need apprentices/apprenticeships. So much emphasis seems to be put on university courses these days...let's hope we never overlook our tradesmen. What a sorrier world it would be without them.Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-11947142348854293292016-01-17T15:59:54.032+00:002016-01-17T15:59:54.032+00:00I agree with you Jenny: we don't invest in peo...I agree with you Jenny: we don't invest in people despite all sorts of government 'paper' initiatives over the last 20 years or so.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-18818820100163208472016-01-17T15:41:20.166+00:002016-01-17T15:41:20.166+00:00It is indeed Lynda.It is indeed Lynda.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-68641571337149436702016-01-17T09:45:56.272+00:002016-01-17T09:45:56.272+00:00I always think that the UK doesn't put enough ...I always think that the UK doesn't put enough money in giving young people hands on skills training. It's a sort of poor relation, isn't it? And short sighted not to do it when you see how well it serves the Germans. In some cases the difficulty is finding older people who can do the job properly in the first place, but the Society for the Preservation of Ancient Buildings does quite a lot of good work there. Glad you have some good people to work with and are able to spend this time with your son. Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-5633127446397076292016-01-15T23:40:55.057+00:002016-01-15T23:40:55.057+00:00How wonderful that you are able to help your son i...How wonderful that you are able to help your son in this way. Must be wonderful to be spending time together, sharing a common interest and craft.CountryMumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14761724941259576940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-44882881731637615062016-01-14T15:07:43.718+00:002016-01-14T15:07:43.718+00:00Teachers go from classroom to classroom. Enough sa...Teachers go from classroom to classroom. Enough said.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-48609558594834396812016-01-14T15:03:59.774+00:002016-01-14T15:03:59.774+00:00It's one you should listen to. There is some c...It's one you should listen to. There is some crap but for the most part it's brilliant. It sure as hell makes Jeremy Vine misable. ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-26636302067361586752016-01-14T13:52:02.440+00:002016-01-14T13:52:02.440+00:00Yes YP. It's the same in nursing now. Before i...Yes YP. It's the same in nursing now. Before it was wards and academia now it's academia and wards. I know which one I subscribe to.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-29728015743168139312016-01-14T13:50:21.851+00:002016-01-14T13:50:21.851+00:00Well I only knew about it when there was a petitio...Well I only knew about it when there was a petition to save it when the BBC proposed to scrap it. It's not a programme I would ever listen to given my own choice but I did learn quite a lot over the weeks.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-34546304162673169842016-01-14T13:48:56.311+00:002016-01-14T13:48:56.311+00:00Adrian I wish you hadn't reminded me!!!Adrian I wish you hadn't reminded me!!!Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-70795876935361934482016-01-14T13:48:23.859+00:002016-01-14T13:48:23.859+00:00Mrs Thyme it would definitely be lots more fun pro...Mrs Thyme it would definitely be lots more fun provided I didn't have to attend a pub quiz in the evening.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-61934015862665100482016-01-14T13:47:09.883+00:002016-01-14T13:47:09.883+00:00Virginia yet again we find something in common.Virginia yet again we find something in common.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-73859788034258850142016-01-14T13:46:30.999+00:002016-01-14T13:46:30.999+00:00Frances it's been very enjoyable. I have no pr...Frances it's been very enjoyable. I have no pretensions to be a master painter but I'm better than I was.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-56022475431615034822016-01-14T13:45:34.889+00:002016-01-14T13:45:34.889+00:00Meike I'm glad to hear that Germany still has ...Meike I'm glad to hear that Germany still has apprenticeships. I shall be back from NZ towards the end of March. A trip to Ludwigsburg would be wonderful, however when I return I am having a knee replacement so I'm sad to say that I will have top decline your offer. Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-21630738561839770452016-01-14T13:42:52.548+00:002016-01-14T13:42:52.548+00:00Red whilst these days I have a someone in to do my...Red whilst these days I have a someone in to do my papering I do all my own painting.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-31677891615822572232016-01-14T13:41:25.828+00:002016-01-14T13:41:25.828+00:00Monica I hadn't been keeping up with modern po...Monica I hadn't been keeping up with modern pop or rock music either. I listen to very little radio and if I do it tends to be BBC Radio 3 which is essentially a classical music programme.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-55449594862457355812016-01-14T11:08:49.505+00:002016-01-14T11:08:49.505+00:00Some things are best learnt by seeing and doing. M...Some things are best learnt by seeing and doing. Much better than sitting in a classroom or completing written NVQ assignments to go in an A4 ring binder. To have a skilled man or woman at your shoulder is the way that younger people learnt their trades through the centuries. Only in modern times has a certain academic distance been created.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-10305129085352198552016-01-14T05:12:44.266+00:002016-01-14T05:12:44.266+00:00I wasn't aware that there was a BBC Radio 6; I...I wasn't aware that there was a BBC Radio 6; I'm a fan of BBC Radio 4 Extra,Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-47231507762214800542016-01-14T00:24:45.522+00:002016-01-14T00:24:45.522+00:00Mr Bean and the exploding paint sprang to mind but...Mr Bean and the exploding paint sprang to mind but I'm sure you did a better job than that.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-78074906431922758762016-01-13T23:26:35.503+00:002016-01-13T23:26:35.503+00:00You really wouldn't sell yourself into an appr...You really wouldn't sell yourself into an apprenticeship at this age, would you, Mr. Edwards? If anything, I think you should take Milke up on her offer. That would be so much more fun, don't you think? (Hope you know that this is a little tongue in cheek!)Peace Thymehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17361079101751470855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-60849705611298998432016-01-13T22:44:05.048+00:002016-01-13T22:44:05.048+00:00I love painting while listening to music...the bru...I love painting while listening to music...the brush seems to glide much easier as if dancing to the music.<br />Like you I do a lot of thinking/planning/reminiscing/meditating while I'm painting...I find it rather soothing.VirginiaChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17282569773671179047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-81636453361600219882016-01-13T20:17:23.108+00:002016-01-13T20:17:23.108+00:00How lovely that you and your son can spend this ti...How lovely that you and your son can spend this time together, Graham. And I'm glad you're becoming a master painter. I always manage to cover myself, the floor....everything but what I'm supposed to be painting. It's a skill, and an underrated one, too.Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-24667648100560066222016-01-13T18:56:07.871+00:002016-01-13T18:56:07.871+00:00Apprenticeships are still an integral part of the ...Apprenticeships are still an integral part of the education and business world here in Germany. I know it is different in other countries, and I also know that a lot of skill can be acquired by experience, but to learn a craft or trade properly, an apprenticeship is invaluable.<br /><br />Are you going to be back from NZ in April/May? I am planning on swapping my current bedroom with the living room, and redecorating in the process. If you're available at a reasonable price, I'll book you. Free B&B and a free tour of Ludwigsburg, the palace and the parks, included.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-53708570270420164702016-01-13T18:28:42.894+00:002016-01-13T18:28:42.894+00:00It's great that you get out and paint. I did a...It's great that you get out and paint. I did all my painting and probably will do some more. It's becoming a challenge as far as eyesight and steadiness. Maybe I should higher the pros?Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.com