Today was gloriously warm for a winter’s day, reaching 23°C. After two classes this morning I took Scully for a walk at lunchtime, the long one around Waverton and the harbour shore. It was beautiful being out in the warmth. But the forecast for the weekend is back to cold again, so winter hasn’t quite lost its grip yet.
I’ve been doing the Fishing topic in my ethics classes for two days now. There are some very interesting comments from some of the students about the topic. Most think the idea of going fishing is boring, spending hours doing nothing but waiting for a fish to bite. One kid said it could be fun because you could spend the whole time playing games on your phone!
Another kid in a class last night was a keen fisher, saying he often went on fishing trips and really enjoyed it. So he was super keen on the topic and gave some very interesting answers compared to some of the other kids with no experience.
One interesting question I ask is about subsistence fishing, the tradition in many cultures of people catching fish not for recreation, but as a primary food source. I ask them if this is a cultural tradition that has value and should be preserved, or if it’s okay that the practice might die out as people transition to developed societies with other food sources. The responses have been extremely varied, from kids saying any cultural tradition is important to preserve, while others say that if you’re having to fish to survive it must be a very impoverished lifestyle and should be changed.
I made a few more comics from the recent batch of Lego photos I took, enough to last this week out. I’ll get to completing the rest of the batch over the weekend, hopefully.
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