A pamphlet of feline opinion · est. mmxxv
Pete, the resident feline critic
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Learning Resources
Midnight Clock Experiment Proves Destiny Cannot Be Spun to Order
★★☆☆☆
Junkin
Twenty-Five Cardboard Students Assembled for Pete's Lecture
★★☆☆☆
Educational Insights
Plastic Plane Clock Reclassified as Enemy Operations Manual
★★★☆☆
From the wires — the critic descends upon the next desk shortly. The toys have been warned.
Lead Review · From: Learning Resources
Dice, Cards, and Clock Hands Repurposed for Feline Physics
Pete ignores the time-telling lesson entirely, redirects the dice under the radiator, bats the marker to oblivion, and spins the minute hand into a generator of delightful chaos.
By Pete · Resident Feline Critic

My human, in her infinite and often misguided wisdom, has procured a collection of brightly colored plastic bits and flimsy cards from a company named "Learning Resources." Apparently, this is to teach the human kitten the baffling and frankly unnecessary concept of "time." As a creature who operates on a far more sophisticated system of solar positioning, …

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Image of Learning Resources Time Activity Set - 41 Pieces, Ages 5+,Clock for Teaching Time, Telling Time, Homeschool Supplies, Montessori Clock
Fig. 1 — the subject
Pete's Verdict
★★★☆☆
Wrong use for humans; my physics lab.
From The Desk
Image of Learning Resources Time Tracker Visual Timer & Clock - 1 Piece, Classroom Tracker, Alarm Clock, Light Up Timer for Classroom, Visual Tracker
Learning Resources
Green-Yellow-Red Interrogation Lamp Fails to Extract Confession

My human has presented me with this... object. The "Learning Resources Time Tracker." It's a plastic block with colored lights and a digital display, ostensibly for timing the act…

★☆☆☆☆ — Inept interrogator. Not worthy of my attention.
More From The Desk
Image of Teacher Created Resources Time Flash Cards (EP62046) 3-1/8" x 5-1/8"
Teacher Created Resources
Flash Cards Become a Prophecy Pete Places on the Pillow

It appears my human has procured a stack of what the lesser species calls 'flash cards.' These are stiff, rectangular pieces of paperboard, ostensibl…

★★★☆☆
Image of Digimon Story Time Stranger
BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
Digital World Offers No Quality Napping Surfaces Whatsoever

My human has acquired what appears to be a digital time-sink from a company called BANDAI NAMCO. It's some sort of interactive story called "Digimon …

★☆☆☆☆
Image of TREND enterprises, Inc. T-53905 Time and Money Skill Drill Flash Cards Assortment
Trend Enterprises
Tagboard Flash Cards Prove Unexpectedly Superior Floor-Curling Set

My human has presented me with two small, sturdy boxes filled with… rectangles. According to the packaging, these are "Skill Drill Flash Cards" from …

★★★★☆
Image of Learning Resources Time Tracker Mini Visual Timer, Classroom Timer, Hand Washing Timer, Auditory and Visual Cue, Ages 3+
Learning Resources
Three-Act Light Show Ends with a Polite, Civilized Boop

My human, in their infinite and often misguided wisdom, has procured a plastic block from a company called "Learning Resources," which already sounds…

★★★★☆
Image of Slapaflife Multiplication Flash Cards 0-12, Times Table Flashcards,13 Pcs Flash Cards with 2 Dry Erase Markers 2 Rings, 1st to 3rd Grades Multiplication Game
Cards Are Dull; Rings and Markers Are the Real Plunder

My human, in their infinite and often misguided wisdom, has procured a set of "Slapaflife Multiplication Flash Cards." As far as my superior feline i…

★★★☆☆
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