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Without sounding too much like a communist (or at least no more than I usually do), I have decided that babies are communal property. Don’t worry, I’m not about to start advocating some kind of baby-sharing mechanism or a secret trade in newborns. I’m talking about the way that when you have a baby, suddenly…

Sometimes, I get frustrated by the way schools run. I get annoyed when I hear about teachers who have to spend three afternoons out of five in meetings, or how they have to fill in myriad bits of paperwork to get access to resources, or how the school can’t offer courses because theycan’t employ enough…

This post was originally posted here: http://au.educationhq.com/news/33099/christopher-pynes-failures-as-federal-education-minister/#.VjaMmLX-mAg.facebook There will be few teachers or principals who are sad to see the back of Christopher Pyne as Federal Minister for Education. Much like the rest of the Abbott Government, Pyne’s time in charge of education in Australia has been characterised by ideologically-driven approaches, sudden backflips, changes in policy…

It ended like so many action movies seem to begin. Oh, not with the explosions and the bullets and all sorts of those teasers, but the part that normally comes after that: you know what I’m talking about – the part that gets passed off as character development or the main character showing that he’s…

  I’ve been a Social Sciences and English teacher for a long time now. Recently, I’ve taken the step into academia, and I’ve begun working with pre-service social science teachers as they prepare for careers in the classroom. This has been a powerful experience for me, because it has allowed me to examine my own…

This post was originally published on the AARE Blog, EduResearch Matters. You can see the original here. Christopher Pyne leaves the position of Minister for Education and Training and becomes Minister for Industry Innovation and Science in the new Turnbull Government. Keith Heggart gives Pyne a school style report on his efforts as the nation’s…

And with a brief flurry and then a deafening silence, Tony Abbott has departed form the position of Prime Minister. At least, we think he has. Technically, I guess he remains PM until Turnbull signs on the dotted line, but that should be a formality. I say should, because nothing this government ever does is…

Join your union. Find your tribe. Don’t waste time with people who you don’t like or don’t understand. Find people who share your passions and interests. It’s easier to be yourself amongst people on the same journey as you. When you go to a restaurant, order something other than the chicken schnitzel. What’s the worst…

I like beer. I don’t drink much in the way of wine. I’ve got a few bottles of scotch lying around the house, and I’ve been known to dabble in a cocktail or too, but nine times out of ten, on a Friday night I’m going to go looking for a beer to drink. I’m…

So, come over and watch Netflix. We’ve all heard it, and all I can say I hope there’s more truth in the hidden meaning of that phrase than there is in any hope of actually watching the subscription service because, to be honest, there really isn’t that much that’s worth watching on the channel. Like…