Up, up and away!

My daughter Emily and her husband James ran the Peak Challenge on Saturday morning, from Parkgate up Mount Seymour and did so well, that they have both been named to the Canadian Mountain Running team, to compete at the world championships in Switzerland on September 14th! Am I a proud mama, or what?

I'm jumping ahead!

Playground Task #20 is to do with ASKAWAY. As I've already had the training,but not actually answered any questions, I have only a negative response to this service. I can imagine that it COULD be very useful BUT my impression, reinforced by all the people I know who have taken part in it, is that having a school librarian on duty and/or someone who knows how to use a reference book, and/or training during a computer class would be far more instructive to the majority of users who happen to be school students. Also I have been told that their lack of courtesy leaves something to be desired. Our VPL trainer filled the class with horror stories about the rudeness and impatience of many of the questioners, such that we were all reluctant to start answering anything. As well, there seemed to be a variety of responses from the trainers, some "spoonfeeding" the students and others preferring them to use their own intelligence to find the answers.
I am sorry to be so negative but I'm afraid that until I try for myself that is my response to ASKAWAY!