How many schools lay claim to producing life-long learners despite creating conditions that force students to be little more than passengers on their educational journey?[…]
Are We Giving Students The Entire Picture?
Why We Continue To Leave Young Readers and Spellers Behind… Over the past month, I’ve been fortunate enough to attend a keynote about The Evolution of[…]
Activating Student Voice – Marion Coast Presentation
Activating Student Voice -Marion Coast Partnership Presentation 2018 from Abe Moore on Vimeo. Highlight video of students from Hallett Cove South Primary School presenting “Activating[…]
Self-Reporting Grades in Maths
I like this quote from Dr Nathan Lang. On the face of it, I agree with what he is saying. C/- Dr Nathan Lang Waiting around[…]
Are Helicopter Teachers a Thing?
Helicopter parenting is defined as a style of child rearing in which an overprotective mother or father discourages a child’s independence by being too involved[…]
Critical Thinking In Primary School
Critical and creative thinking are combined elements in the general capabilities of the Australian Curriculum. The reason being that while the two aren’t interchangeable, they are[…]
The Elephant In The Room — Having Hard Conversations
I have been wrestling with this blog post for about three w̶e̶e̶k̶s̶ months. I’ve been mulling over how I can help guide my remarkably average[…]
Behaviour Education – It Takes a Community To Raise a Child
It can be argued that behaviour more than innate intelligence is the key factor in learning. If we accept that persistence, application, attitude and curiosity[…]
Calling B.S. On Behaviour Management
I hate the term behaviour management. Hate. It. Teachers who only look to manage student behaviour, condemn themselves to the role of glorified traffic cop.[…]
How and Why > What
My What is about to enter adulthood. I have been nurturing What since the turn of the century, and it is about to turn 18.[…]
Feeding My Illusion – Rethinking Assessment
“The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance; it is the illusion of knowledge.” – Daniel J. Boorstin. I have to confess that I never[…]
Dear Report Cards, You Suck.
This is a guest post from one of my year 6 students, Lynton. This year, Lynton has become what I would describe as a powerful[…]
