A frank and plain-spoken account of how to make use of intrinsic motivation to power the learning process - at all levels of education, for students of any age. Using examples from many different educational settings, the author describes in detail these twelve powerful strategies that will help any teacher or trainer make significant improvements to their students' motivation for learning: . Starting with the learners' questions . Making use of constructive competitiveness . Giving students the right level of challenge . Getting students to interpret original data . Making the learning...

This collection of rhyming stories will suit anyone over ten years old with a fondness for reading and a sophisticated vocabulary. These stories are full of subtle humour. They deal with believable human characters in slightly outlandish settings, having adventures that stretch the imagination...ever so slightly Here you will find no dark magical empires, and no introspections about the problems of today. This is just good clean fun. Scary? No Cheeky: yes The focus here is on leaving the reader amused and amazed, and feeling good about the fun there is to be found in life. This particular...

A collection of 21 humorous short stories, told in rhyme. Suitable for adults and well-read teenagers. These stories are all about the funny side of being human. They deal with quirky events that happen to imaginary people, and the way people respond to them. The take is imaginative, sometimes slightly philosophical, and full of action, twists and surprises. Don't expect any of them to deal with crime, evil, politics or contentious issues, because they don't. The author clearly feels there is enough magic in being human for us to entertain ourselves, without resorting to other-worldliness....