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July 8th, 2008 · No Comments

I got home in the wee hours this morning. It was a good drive although I was distracted and went in the wrong direction and found myself on the damn West Gate Bridge somehow as I went through Melbourne. The last time I did that I was returning from Queensland in the early hours of the […]

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Tags: holidays · home · learn · school

Art Deco Exhibition - NGV

July 3rd, 2008 · 4 Comments

Today I went with a gorgeous friend to see the Art Deco exhibition at the Gallery. It was great. There are some really great peices and we spent a couple of very pleasant hours strolling around and taking them in. If you are interested and can’t get to Melbourne to see it, there is a Victorian […]

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Tags: art · beautiful · excursions · fun · learn

Last Night’s Forum

April 16th, 2008 · 5 Comments

Michael Carr-Gregg is a very polished speaker and was very easy to listen to. I enjoyed his humour and totally agreed with all that he said. The problem for me was that I wanted to learn more than what I already knew, but that was no reflection on the presentation. I wish more parents and […]

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Tags: internet · learn · online · parenting · school · students · teaching · teenagers

Learning

April 10th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Our school is currently offering a Readak program. I invited the facilitator into some of my classrooms as she offered a free session for any classes. As soon as the announcement was made I rushed in, expecting that there would be a rush to get this information for our students. The program is at a […]

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Tags: learn · school · teaching

Splinter

March 27th, 2008 · 7 Comments

Letting go of people who are no good for you is just like a removing a splinter. It hurts to take it out, but at least you know once it’s out, it’s only going to get better.
Some splinters you don’t notice until they start getting infected and then you look at your finger and go, geez, there’s […]

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Tags: happiness · learn · relationships

Awareness Test

March 20th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Thanks to Rodney Olsen for bringing this to my attention. I find it quite powerful. Enjoy!
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Tags: inspiring · interesting blogs · learn · youtube

Teachers need technology training

March 10th, 2008 · 4 Comments

This weekend in bed with my laptop, I have been reading. The government is about to start its first round of funding technology in schools, Start applying for PC funds:govt.  The National Secondary Computer Fund aims to equip schools with the hardware,
 “Having addressed the need for computers, applicants can also use the funds to purchase other […]

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Tags: internet · learn · online · parenting · school · teaching · teenagers

How Fast Are You?

February 22nd, 2008 · 2 Comments

 Meg from Dipping into the Blogpond has a post about typing tests and I have followed her lead. I totally agree with her that it is more effective than the random styles I see in my classrooms. 58 words
Speed test
I learnt to touch type in my spare time whilst working in a slow admin job. I was quite […]

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Teaching Teachers

February 20th, 2008 · 4 Comments

My new found teacher, blogger, buddy Frogdancer wrote a post tonight that I plugged right into.  Her post ‘Frogdancer gets soapboxy’ had the effect of getting me up on mine. My teaching rounds were a nightmare. It all came flooding back to me when I read it. I didn’t go down the usual school to uni […]

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Learn to Massage

February 14th, 2008 · No Comments

Tuesday night I had my regular monthly massage with Linda. It was absolutely decadent and I felt wonderful afterward. She is the best masseur I have ever been to and she was one of the trainers at the introductory massage course I completed last year. I would like to recommend the Australian College of Massage courses to […]

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Tags: gratitude · health · learn · massage · relaxation