User talk:ClemRutter/Archives/2007/October

sundial maths
has some images that to me with limited and fastly forgetting German might be worthy of a look to transfer over to Sundials or Gnomon as they begin to show the maths behind the workings. Your thoughts? Edmund Patrick ( confer work) 18:10, 27 September 2007 (UTC)
 * away in the real world for a couple of weeks. I like the idea of a page on the maths of sundials, then people have the choice to explore further or may only require an understanding of the maths. I will look at starting when I return. Edmund Patrick ( confer work) 17:27, 28 September 2007 (UTC)

Please take a look at my 1st attempt. We can alter the text not the image without uploading again and getting this one removed. No categories / links to sundials yet, only on this page User:Edmund_Patrick/Sandbox. A possible start and good practice anyway. Edmund Patrick ( confer work) 16:03, 20 October 2007 (UTC)
 * I go away for a break, come back and see Gnomon and Sundial makes no sense in this diagram for 1 too much clutter. We can remove Gnomon, sundial and the sun as far as I can see. Maybe it's me (!) it took 2 + hours to get this far. By the way if others are interested in this process please let them know of the page. Edmund Patrick ( confer work) 16:13, 20 October 2007 (UTC)
 * started from scratch, a much better way in the long run! New image - I see you use inkscape, I may try this image again in that one and see how I go. Your thoughts on the image, a basic hopefully clear start to a horizontal sundial, and why the one in the garden will work if set up correctly. Edmund Patrick ( confer work) 11:31, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

Kent Schools
I went to a grammar school myself, so can understand the situation in Kent, and in the county I was in, secondary moderns also 'called' themselves comprehensives, but there were actually true comprehensives as well, where grammar schools were not available. According to the BBC Education league tables, there are 30 comprehensives in Kent. This I presume to be an exaggeration, but it is what the schools like to call themselves. It is also unusual to have so many schools (about 90) with sixth forms.

How political is the education system in Kent? What are the objections to the selective system? To be honest, you're damn lucky to have the schools you do - many counties struggle in the state education system and people bypass it altogether, sending their children private. DinosaursLoveExistence —Preceding comment was added at 09:41, 18 October 2007 (UTC)