Part of the problem is the disconnect between what the work of the teacher is and what most of the population thinks the work of the teacher is.
Breakthrough: What We Should Do to Build Our Teacher Workforce
Want to fix the teacher shortage? Start by giving teachers time to do their jobs
Want to fix the teacher shortage? Start by giving teachers time to do their jobs
Reflective Supervision: One Way to Address the Crisis at the Top
A recent report by the Australian Catholic University by Paul Kidson and colleagues is alarming.
A recent report by the Australian Catholic University by Paul Kidson and colleagues is alarming.
Don’t Glorify War – And Five Other Excellent Ways to Explore Commemoration Days With Children
What is a commemoration, and why do we have these events?
What is a commemoration, and why do we have these events?
‘Woke’: Australian Teaching Must Hold Tight to the Fair Go
Dutton is copying Donald Trump. “DEI” has been branded as “woke” by Trump’s MAGA movement.
Dutton is copying Donald Trump. “DEI” has been branded as “woke” by Trump’s MAGA movement.
Emotional Experiences of Teaching: Toxic Positivity and Cruel Wellbeing
Only very recently have we begun to publicly acknowledge teachers are struggling.
Only very recently have we begun to publicly acknowledge teachers are struggling.
Balancing Act: Can Screens Really Get Kids Moving?
How does digital technology affect physical literacies?
How does digital technology affect physical literacies?
What Happens When the Manosphere Goes to University?
Universities are spaces where this work is both needed and occurs.
Universities are spaces where this work is both needed and occurs.
Attendance Matters – But Official Reports Don’t Tell the Whole Story
Non-attendance at school affects some students more than others.
Non-attendance at school affects some students more than others.
Schooling Now in a Crisis: Inky Darkness, Crippling Anxieties, Overreactions, Love, Care and Glorious Beauty
It all seemed eerily familiar. Supermarket shelves stripped bare. Not a piece of toilet paper in sight. No bread or milk. Water was all gone. And the kids aren’t at school.
It all seemed eerily familiar. Supermarket shelves stripped bare. Not a piece of toilet paper in sight. No bread or milk. Water was all gone. And the kids aren’t at school.
As the World Burns, Students Get Why Human Connection Matters
Students reported that friends and classmates share positive intercultural moments together.
Students reported that friends and classmates share positive intercultural moments together.
Decisions, Decisions: Why Do Teachers Feel Time Poor?
In our research, we sought to ask the question of whether decision making might be part of the subjective intensity of teaching work.
In our research, we sought to ask the question of whether decision making might be part of the subjective intensity of teaching work.
A Labour of Love: Recognising the Dual Identities of Mothers as Remote Education Tutors
Our research shows that the requirement of providing a supervisor in the remote schoolrooms is creating a sense of educational marginalisation.
Our research shows that the requirement of providing a supervisor in the remote schoolrooms is creating a sense of educational marginalisation.
Reading: How to Prioritise Reading for Enjoyment in Classrooms
Phonic knowledge is undoubtedly important for developing strong decoding skills.
Phonic knowledge is undoubtedly important for developing strong decoding skills.
Risk-Taking Is Good for Us. How Education Can Help
We live in a culture that pathologises discomfort…whereas, we only grow when we’re uncomfortable…and so being able to have tools to be in that discomfort…that’s when we start to metabolise the edges of that fear…and then our world gets bigger…and we can find what the discomfort is teaching us
We live in a culture that pathologises discomfort…whereas, we only grow when we’re uncomfortable…and so being able to have tools to be in that discomfort…that’s when we start to metabolise the edges of that fear…and then our world gets bigger…and we can find what the discomfort is teaching us
Your Focus Isn’t Broken, It Just Needs Time
Each of these ‘tricks’ makes focus easier, but none of them make it effortless. Focus takes time, there’s friction in the process. It can’t be sustained indefinitely, because focus is hard work.
Each of these ‘tricks’ makes focus easier, but none of them make it effortless. Focus takes time, there’s friction in the process. It can’t be sustained indefinitely, because focus is hard work.