The term ‘work-life balance’ has been around for decades. A genuine regard for a work-school-family-life balance, however, simply doesn’t exist. With regard to students, families, and teachers, there’s a definite imbalance – before, during and after the school day. Let’s…
At 16, I took on my fifth part-time job – at McDonalds. It was about gaining new skills and social experience, and having increased personal responsibility and an introduction to corporate culture. I could showcase my existing skills, gained from…
Are you handing over to State governments, via schools, the right to raise your children? The social and political ‘creep and seep into schools’ has reached crisis point. What was once a subtle process that rarely raised alarm is now…
Researchers consistently agree that teachers are far more likely to have a large and positive impact if they: 1. Know what needs be taught 2. Teach 3. Monitor what has been learned 4. Adapt their teaching as necessary In other words, if teachers competently…
Elections. They bring promises and disappointments at best, and divisiveness at worst. The tag line for the Labor Party’s campaign in Victoria was ‘Delivering for all Victorians’. The closing statement in the Victorian Premier’s victory speech was ‘The next four years will…
During the 1950s, Victorian schools introduced out of hours ‘Mothers and Daughters’ evenings. Their purpose was to provide health and sexuality education, delivered by those qualified to do so. Today, health and sexuality education is delivered during school hours but,…
Some say political correctness is a movement for the insecure. Many claim it’s a cancer that has penetrated our schools and compromised our children’s future. At best, political correctness (PC) is dishonest. Some points to consider: Independent and Catholic schools…
According to the latest Australian Education Union (AEU) State of Our Schools research report, Australian teachers have invested $71 million in pencils and other essential items for students. Think about that for a minute. The Victorian branch of the AEU has a…
Most public school principals, teachers and employees belong to unions. The implied value of membership is that the legal duties of unions – bargaining for wages and benefits, and providing representation in the event of workplace grievances – are performed…
Living in Western civilisation, we are part of an extraordinary story. We inhabit a time in history that offers us countless opportunities to be our true selves. While we live in the present moment, we can dream about the future,…