tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post4969189840581311229..comments2024-03-27T12:53:39.298+01:00Comments on A view from the cycle path: An endless search for quick fixes results instead in repeated failuresDavid Hembrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-36293574502075806722020-10-01T04:30:46.137+02:002020-10-01T04:30:46.137+02:00This is particularly disturbing because sea level ...This is particularly disturbing because sea level rise due to global warming will put The Netherlands underwater. One would imagine that the threatened destruction of the entire country would result in a change of behaviour. Sadly, not so.<br /><br />Meanwhile, in Canada, a not-so-hidden secret is that Canada will make some large gains from global warming. In particular, the Great Clay Belt Kevin Lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13186428862833389619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-18301191756658958132020-09-23T12:57:47.087+02:002020-09-23T12:57:47.087+02:00Richard: In March we switched from physical lesson...Richard: In March we switched from physical lessons to using MS Teams. It's not a great way of doing it. Not nearly so good as being there in person. During the holidays it was announced that they'd switch back to lessons in a classroom at the start of September when all the schools went back. I left the course in August, before the lessons re-started, because going into a full classroom David Hembrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-57491307551243715442020-09-23T12:33:55.595+02:002020-09-23T12:33:55.595+02:00Aren't there lessons available over video call...Aren't there lessons available over video calls using something like Zoom or Microsoft Teams? That would be good from the social distancing point of view and they would also be accessible for people in any location in the world.Richard Adamfihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08694637403939363693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-86953414817933564342020-09-23T10:59:30.726+02:002020-09-23T10:59:30.726+02:00Richard: I'm very much still learning. It'...Richard: I'm very much still learning. It's another thing for which there's no quick fix: much time and practice required. If you're in the Netherlands then there are lessons available at colleges, some of which are quite expensive. If you're elsewhere then I don't know what's available to you. I started off when we were still living in the UK by reading Jip en JannekeDavid Hembrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-48226922946851948802020-09-22T19:32:25.241+02:002020-09-22T19:32:25.241+02:00"My Dutch class began at the start of this mo..."My Dutch class began at the start of this month"<br /><br />Are you learning Dutch or are you teaching it? I'm interested in learning Dutch and wondering what the best method would be."Richard Adamfihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08694637403939363693noreply@blogger.com