An article from “The Educator School system needs ‘urgent change’ – experts by Robert Ballantyne 27 Mar 2017 A diverse group of Australian leaders have warned that Australia’s education system focuses too narrowly on traditional knowledge and urgently needs to change. The group of leaders in government, education and industry from around…
Jun 11th 2016 | BOSTON, NEWARK AND NEW YORK TO THE 11- and 12-year-olds in his maths class, Jimmy Cavanagh seems like a born teacher. He is warm but firm. His voice is strong. Correct answers make him smile. And yet it is not his pep that explains why his pupils at North…
Location Can Determine How Successfully Teachers Work Together, Study Finds By Kate Stoltzfus on March 24, 2017 4:45 PM A teacher’s work is often done in the seclusion of the classroom. But new research finds that teachers’ physical proximity to one another plays an important role in the way they interact and, ultimately, how…
Posted on February 21, 2017 by Murph ( teachershabits.com) Why Teachers Are So Tired Are you tired after teaching? Better question: When was the last time you weren’t tired after teaching? If you’re like most teachers I know, including me and my wife, being tired at the end of the day is a way…
Sydney Morning Herald: OECD education chief Andreas Schleicher: great teachers more important than class size Australia should move to bigger class sizes if it wants to improve its education system without spending more money, according to the OECD’s top education guru Andreas Schleicher, and he has the data to prove it. The highest performing countries…
Are Parents too weak? Angela Mollard Daily Telegraph The response has been predictable: shock, horror, revulsion, fear, incredulity and blame. The fact is teenage girls are being sexually assaulted every weekend at parties, according to drug and alcohol campaigner Paul Dillon. “It literally happens every single weekend and the saddest part is that…
Colin Harris writes: All schools should follow my simple four-point plan to tackle the teacher workload crisis, writes one educationist Just about every teacher will recognise the sad truth: they are working longer and longer hours week after week. (It would appear that this is now recognised by the Department for Education, too). The most…
From the Guardian Teacher Network in England. Social media is hurting pupils – we need more support This week, the government announced plans to target “sexting and cyberbullying” as part of an initiative to make the internet safer for young people. It is to meet with technology companies, charities, academies and mental health professionals…
This article was written about the US system. Do you feel it is applicable in Australia? The Disappearing Educator By Brenda Ortega/ MEA Voice Editor Melissa Kramer knows it sounds cliché: Once upon a time she was a six-year-old girl, propping stuffed animals in chairs, playing school in a make-believe classroom full of high…
Posted on February 14, 2017 by Murph ( from “Teachers habits”) Are you tired after teaching? Better question: When was the last time you weren’t tired after teaching? If you’re like most teachers I know, including me and my wife, being tired at the end of the day is a way of life. We’ve…
