Under the logic of "everyone is using it therefore it is good" our "Idiot of the year 2009" Julia Gillard has vowed to ...

Dr Constable, our state education minister has been conspicuously absent from public education debates with the exception of this week when ...

One key issue with OBE was the devaluation of progress in outcomes not being immediately assessed. Combine this with marking that isn't...

The "ghetto" allowance as it is affectionately known is an amount of money given to teachers in hard to staff schools. It is compe...

This was the chicken and egg question of yesterday. Does a student need to enjoy school to do well? My initial thought was no. I hated schoo...

There was a passing comment on the end of the Channel 2 news stating that the only net effect of smaller class sizes was more teachers. This...

I wonder now that developmental curriculum has again given way to syllabus driven curriculum if we will look back at the current generation ...

I had a discussion today as to whether work ethic could be taught. My reply was no.. it couldn't be taught but it could be instilled. By...

Here's to making a difference in your own life. Sent to me from one of my educational heroes. Ta Keith! http://www.latimes.com/news/loca...

Here's the time of year when the most important communication will be made between the teacher and parent. A paragraph of words can lift...

Permanency has always been a key goal in state schools with teachers falling into permanent positions and then staying in the same school fo...

Interesting article here outlining the limited effect of nature and how schools (and parents) can make a difference.

Best of luck to the new education forum in Perth created by regular posters from the Plato forum. The link is here . Big shoes to fill!

Occasionally in teaching you have a moment that stays with you. On this particular day I was chatting with a student that was having a hard...

The guys on the Plato website today have announced that they will be winding it down stating that Platowa had achieved its objectives. I t...

After a year of trying to establish rapport with middle school I think the obvious is as follows: Without teaching upper school classes and ...

I wonder if there is a connection between those that deal with a lot of people and their ability to be intuitive towards their needs. As tea...

Many attribute social behaviours to treatment within schools. Children under the age of 18 are arbitrarily required to attend school or seek...

Two years ago I spoke to one of my colleagues whilst I was teaching at another school. He spoke of the amazing progress his students were ma...

I don't know if I like or dislike my proposed timetable for 2009. It looks like I will have 3 dot periods in a row next year (on a Thurs...