The Age, 31 Oct 2021. The pandemic and its long periods of remote learning has had a positive impact on the nation’s trust in teachers and appreciation of their work. Victorian children endured the longest time in lockdown yet gained the best NAPLAN scores in the country.
Dr George Variyan, EduResearch Matters, 2 Spet 2021. Politicians focus on achievement instead of wellbeing. For politicians, academic success, measured by numbers, is always first. If we get wellbeing right, we just might find ourselves on the path to the optimal environment for learning rather than the hyper competitive one that we have.
Michael Carr-Gregg, The Age, 17 March 2021. Some parents don’t set intelligent limits, boundaries and consequences when it comes to the behaviour of their boys. Some have turned away from raising respectful, polite, well-mannered boys. See more from Carr-Gregg here: https://michaelcarrgregg.com
The Conversation, 17 Dec 2020. The authors (academics from Monash university) outline five evidence-based practices that dramatically reduce challenging student behaviour at school.
Education Matters, Oct 2020. Australians have overwhelmingly supported teachers and their ability to inspire, encourage and provide kindness to students, especially during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Robert Slavin, 8 Oct 2020. Slavin is yet another critic of John Hattie’s meta-analyses. A short but important article with an analogy making it easy to understand.
The Conversation, 11 Sept 2020. By developing knowledge about the impact of trauma on children, teachers are likely to develop stronger relationships, and a greater sense of confidence with these children, and lower classroom disruption.
Zoe Hyde, The Conversation, 28 Aug 2020. The World Health Organisation has recommended that children aged 12 and older should wear masks, and the German Society for Virology recommends that masks be worn by all children attending school. We must consider how children contribute to community transmission or we won’t control the pandemic.
Australian Children’s Television Foundation, 3 June 2020. The ACTF has a range of engaging educational content and support materials related to Refugee Week and World Refugee Day. Highly recommended.
www.change.org All Australians need to know about the culture and history of the country in which they live.
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