Do I have any old spectrometers lying around that I no longer need?
Keith S. Taber
"Any old iron, any old iron
From 'Any old iron' – a music hall song written by Harry Champion in 1911. 'Any old iron' was (is?) a traditional call used by scrap merchants collecting unwanted items that could be melted down for recycling
Any, any, any old iron
An old iron pot, an old iron cot
An old iron bicycle or anything you've got
An old iron plate, an old iron grate yer mother used to fry on
And I'm going to let my country have me old watch-chain!
Old iron, old iron!"
Dear Andreas
Thank you for your message, enquiring about instrumentation you suggest I referred to in my recent published work. It is pleasing to think you are looking at my work. However, I am not sure which study you are referring to:
Was this the perspective piece discussing the likely effect of the global pandemic on the more progressive aspects of science education?
Or perhaps the essay review of the textbook on pedagogy.
Or, as you are interested in my analytical work, I wonder if perhaps you mean my analysis of the errors and lack of coherence in the chemistry content specified in the English National Curriculum?
Whichever article it was, I do hope you found it of interest.
Best wishes
Keith
Work cited:
- Taber, K. S. (2012). Key concepts in chemistry. In K. S. Taber (Ed.), Teaching Secondary Chemistry (2nd ed., pp. 1-47). London: Hodder Education.
