Its oh so quiet Shh Shh

[Stefan-A]

[-MARWOLAETH-]

It's quite sad that I've learnt far more from Potholer than I have form my school teachers.

[chris-uk]

It's quite sad that I've learnt far more from Potholer than I have form my school teachers.

They aren't in the business of teaching anymore... It's a matter of covering their arses with paperwork to show that they are hitting government targets. And our exam system is fatally flawed - when the teachers responsible for hitting grade targets are also responsible for marking assessments for the bulk of those pupils' exams, and the exam board guidance would allow teacher assessed assignments to vary in moderation from a B to a D before a teacher's marking was checked in more detail... It takes a brave teacher to buck the trend and mark harshly (or even honestly) as opposed to marking as leniently as they can and spoon feeding their classes with the information they need for an assessment. Those assessments may be open-book. And if they don't get good results in the first assessment session, that session can mysteriously become a "mock assessment" and the thick ones who screwed up fan be given a few less subtle pointers in between.
And when OFSTED expect teachers to be able to provide documented evidence that every one of their pupils has improved in some way for every hour of "teaching", that doesn't leave much freedom for teachers to teach. From primary school to A-level it's about showing how they meet targets as opposed to useful teaching.

It's no wonder that you learn more outside of school than in lessons. It's not necessarily because your teachers are **** though. (Yes, I have a few teachers in the family).

[Invisible Snake]

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"How many of you have heard of the Maned Wolf? In spite of its appearance and name it is not a fox, nor is it a wolf.
The Maned Wolf, native to South America is actually the only known surviving member of the Chrysocyon genus and is not closely related to any living canid.
One suggested explanation for this is that the Maned Wolf is a lone survivor of the Pleistocene extinction which wiped out all of its close relatives and other canids from South America.
A study published in 2003 placed the Maned Wolf together with the extinct Falklands Island wolf (also not a true wolf, it became extinct in 1876) based on morphology. The study also suggested an affinity with the pseudo-foxes of the genus Pseudalopex. A genetic study published in 2009 confirmed the link with the Falklands Island wolf and suggested that they shared a common ancestor around six million years ago."

[Invisible Snake]

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"This is NOT a reptile! This is the larva of the Hemeroplanes triptolemus moth. In its larval form it is capable of expanding its anterior body segments to give it the appearance of a snake, complete with simulated eyes. It's mimicry extends even to the point where it will harmlessly strike at potential predators."

[guidofatherof5]

Nature is awesome.

[ProXimuS]

We have a Maned Wolf at our zoo here(actually maybe more than one, it's been a while since I've been). They're so pretty

[Stefan-A]

It's quite sad that I've learnt far more from Potholer than I have form my school teachers.

Of the people I'm subscribed to, potholer54 and greenman3610 have the best videos on the subject.
https://www.youtube.com/user/greenman3610/

When I went to school (mainly in 1985-1997), the main concerns were the depletion of the ozone layer, pollution, topsoil erosion and desertification, and local problems like acid rain and eutrophication. No talk of climate change.

[guidofatherof5]

From one of the snake room windows you can see we had the light dusting of snow that was called for.

[ConcinusMan]

Reminds me of an event here in western WA, winter '79-80 I think it was. "slight chance of snow flurries" was the overnight forecast. Woke up to find nearly 2 feet on the ground.

You can have it. Snakes are out here already.