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Teaching is, without a shadow of a doubt, the most important vocation there is in the world today. I know that some people might argue with me about the importance of doctors and engineers – and I really hope that somebody argues with me about poets and musicians – but in the terms of social…

Now that I’m no longer teaching, it’s a good time to reflect upon what I learnt from the last decade or so. I don’t regret any of it, not for a moment, but I do find that I’m enjoying my new role, too – but I’ll save that discussion for another time. Something that I…

Student voice is becoming increasingly important in many schools and educational institutions around the world – and quite rightly, too. I’ve always subscribed to the Freirean idea that student need to be subjects in their own education, not simply objects acted upon by teachers, if they are truly to succeed, and certainly there is a…

Let’s talk about that one little issue that we are all avoiding: tax. Avoiding, you might say? On what planet are we avoiding talking about it? It’s all that those <expletive deleted> politicians are talking about. Well, yes, I guess – in some senses. We’ve all hard about axing the Carbon Tax and the changes…

So what does it mean to be an organiser? I’m probably not the best person to answer this question, as I’ve only been doing the job a couple of weeks, but I think it’s a great chance for me to reflect on what I’ve done so far, and how it has matched my vision of…

Introduction With the increasing prevalence of technology and social media in schools, it is important for school leaders and teachers to keep in mind the purpose of including such technology; namely, to improve student learning outcomes. Although it is natural to shy away from cost-benefit arguments in education, nevertheless it is important to consider how…

An idea that is beginning to gain a lot of favour in educational circles at the moment is the notion of fixed versus growth mindsets, and how they might relate to students and learning. Based on the work of Stanford University psychologist, Carol Dweck, the idea of mindset is related to our understanding of where…

It was a great weekend for so many reasons: the Socceroos (and by the way, can we change the name, please?) won the Asian Cup in a thriller against South Korea, the Cricket team thrashed the poms, and of course, Queensland handed a message to the ruling LNP that was unambiguous., to say the least….

I don’t really know how to start to write this blog post. Anything I write here seems to be pointless – firstly, because it’s all been said and done before, and secondly, because I find it hard to understand what possible good it might do. I’ve heard it said that funerals are for the living,…

Travelling via public transport gives you unparalleled opportunities to engage in that most city-like of activities: people watching. I know this because, for the last few days, as I’ve headed into Sydney to complete some basic training for my new job as an Organiser, I’ve done exactly that. It takes about an hour – sometimes…