Where a child has not found success they will lose motivation.  This will result in loss of self esteem, reduce effort and create a cycle of...

In our careers we have moments of epiphany.  That moment where you realise that you need to refocus what you are doing or take what you know...

I've been playing a few new games this year that have been great fun. Twilight Struggle is a great two player game that focuses on the e...

It's hard when the best thing for a school is not the best thing for a bunch of students. The articles on the half cohort floating aroun...

Ok, I admit it.. I'm a board game tragic.  During the week I bought Space Hulk, a game I remember from my youth.. It was a game I could ...

Today I was walking down the mall, baby and wife in tow.  It was a lovely day, baby was gurgling and we had just had a nice lunch in DJ'...

It's been noticed that year 10's can sometimes lack motivation.  Yelling at them can work for awhile (but unfortunately an authorita...

How students see themselves impacts greatly on their performance. Lately I have been discussing with students how I see them and what that v...

There are times we wonder why we teach and today I thought to myself, why is it that I teach? I know that for many of the kids that we work ...

Inspiration is a key element of teaching. Inspiration is contagious and desirable in schools. Maintaining high levels of inspiration is a ta...

Being a little fond of gimmicks, I've tried a few measures to connect with the kids. My guitar is a frequent addition during revision pe...

I must admit, being a fairly self motivated person, motivating others is not my forte. Many teachers do I much better job than I do - my pri...

Hello to those reading!! I quick thank you for the tripling of volume this month to the blog (300 unique visitors or so this month), the pub...

I'm a bit of a schmultz when it comes to feel good movies.. we watched Evan almighty (and I appreciated the CGI and maths components o...