Tag: genealogy

Digging even deeper

Posted by Darcy Moore | Published on July 4, 2017

The following article was originally published in the May 2017 edition of Family Tree Magazine. Henry Carroll (1812-74) was largely a mystery when I wrote the original Digging Deeper article […]

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Family Tree Magazine, genealogy, Henry Carroll, Jane Guillod | Leave a Comment

The Solitary Traveller II: Isle of Man

Posted by Darcy Moore | Published on September 24, 2015

I have read many times, in brochures, books and websites that the Isle of Man is a microcosm of Britain. Mostly, this is said in […]

Posted in Photography, Travel | Tagged Barfod, genealogy, GVC 'Barney' Young, Isle of Man, the solitary traveller, triskelion | 4 Comments

Digging Deeper

Posted by Darcy Moore | Published on September 4, 2015

My research journey from Bloomsbury to Ballarat was sparked by a rough sea voyage. I wrote this article, while battling seasickness, on a large ferry bound for […]

Posted in Featured | Tagged Bloomsbury, Family Tree Magazine, genealogy, Henry Carroll, Jane Guillod, Julia Carroll, Thomas Guillod, Wiston | 1 Comment

DNA & My Ancestral Tree

Posted by Darcy Moore | Published on January 26, 2015

I was adopted as a baby. My adoptive parents made no secret of that fact but never had any information they could share about my […]

Posted in Featured | Tagged adoption, ancestry, Denmark, DNA, Family Tree Magazine, genealogy, Jane Austen, Wordsworth | 7 Comments

Personalising learning, Big History and the Genographic Project

Posted by Darcy Moore | Published on March 19, 2014

I am hoping to teach Big History as a NSW Board of Studies Endorsed Course to Year 10 and Year 11 in 2015 at our school. […]

Posted in Education, Featured | Tagged "BIG HISTORY", DNA, genealogy, haplogroup, I-M26, I2a1b, personalised learning, U41ab | 4 Comments

Who Am I? (The Genographic Project)

Posted by Darcy Moore | Published on February 20, 2014

“The greatest history book ever written is the one hidden in our DNA.” Dr. Spencer […]

Posted in Education | Tagged DNA, genealogy, history, human genographic project, I-M26, identity, U41ab | 2 Comments

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Darcy Moore

@Darcy1968

Just found an edition of Nineteen Eighty-Four with a critical introduction and really useful annotations by Bernard Crick, Clarendon Press, 1984. John Rodden, in his new book (2020) on #Orwell’s reception and reputation, recommends it as under-appreciated and hard to find. pic.twitter.com/3679…

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“The whole system is a catastophe” says @PiccoliMp re: #Naplan which was predicted in 2009 by educational experts but political expediency won the day and our system lost out. #SMHSchools

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An unusually hypercritical message about our edu-systems from academics, unionists & educrats today. How will the same people, who have been i/c across the plethora of edu-bodies for 20 years, change their thinking to build a properly functioning education system? #SMHSchools

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The biggest drop in #PISA is the top quartile says @mscott and once again the question begs, is that a problem created by our inherently managerial approach to curriculum? #SMHSchools

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How important is it to reflect on the impact of managerial outcomes based syllabi in the decline @GMastersACER highlights in the performance of Australian 15 year olds over the last 15 yrs? Does a clear parallel with this model of curriculum and lower lit/num emerge? #SMHSchools

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Who will be talking about this at the #SMHSchools tomorrow? education.nsw.gov.au…

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