Tag: Tim Winton

My #reading December 2016

Posted by | Published on December 30, 2016

Why shouldn’t we separate children as young as seven or eight into two groups: those few children who are “gifted and talented” and the many, […] 

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September-October 2015: My Reading

Posted by | Published on October 31, 2015

But only literature can put you in touch with another human spirit, as a whole, with all its weaknesses and grandeurs, its limitations, its pettinesses, […] 

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Teaching for a living  →

Posted in Education, Professional development, Uncategorized

Holidays always give one room for reflection.   I am really starting to miss classroom teaching. In my role as a deputy principal, at a large state school, there are […] 

Amazon Fails Social Reader  →

Posted in Digital life

I have written many posts about social reading but this one is focused on the the decline in Amazon’s (previously excellent) customer service. It is really difficult to understand how the loop […] 

2010 Edublog Award Winners  →

Posted in Education

The 2010 Edublog Award Winners lists are up! Well done to everyone who participated, voted and read some new blogs. It is particularly pleasing for me to read that some of the bloggers […] 

No laughing matter…  →

Posted in Education, Government

Satire, has long been humanity’s answer to limited, ignorant public policy. Enjoy this parody of American educational policies that have failed.  

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