I have just spent an hour or so reading blog posts on MySpace of some of my ex students who have now moved on from our school and I must say, they are fabulous writers. I would love to say I taught them everything they know, as I taught them all English at some stage […]

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“When I was cyber-bullied, first and foremostly, I felt violated, humiliated, anxious and upset. I wanted to hit the person back immediately.”

Tom Woods is a 16 year old boy who you may have heard of before. ‘Student cracks Government’s $84m p0rn filter’ (Herald Sun) was the first I’d heard of him. His latest feat ‘Schoolboy […]

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We had a lively discussion in my two year 9 English classes today. We’re studying  ‘Taming of the Shrew’ and ‘10 Things I Hate About You’.  I’ve viewed both films with two classes this month. For the last couple of years this unit has been popular with year 9 English classes. The conversations and comparisons create so […]

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It seems the playground is full of bandages, casts and crutches lately. I’ve noticed lots of kids have broken bones this year. I wish I had been taking statistics as I’m not sure if I’ve just began to notice it, or if there is really an increased incidence of accidents. Is it just our school?
I’ve mentioned it […]

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Yesterday at school the staff had a retreat day. We went to a place out of town in the hills. A Sister from the Marist order came to speak to us and draw our attention to the big picture. She asked some great questions and we recalled our intentions as Marist teachers. Our school motto that I […]

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Our students have switched to winter uniforms at school this week. This involves wearing a long sleeved shirt and tie. If today is any indication I am going to spend a significant amount of time, showing kids how to do up ties, reminding them to do them up and other general nagging about the dress […]

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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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Tonight I drove a for a little over an hour to spend around an hour listening to Michael Carr-Gregg’s take on Cyberbullying. There was nothing really new there for me but he did mention a few interesting resources at the end of his talk that I will follow up.
He mentioned a new novel ‘Destroying Avalon’ […]

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You don’t have a clue how your words may help someone. Yesterday I read something on a blog, that I can’t explain because that would mean admitting to silly things I’d rather not admit to in public, and it made my day. To be more accurate it transformed my thinking around an area of my past that was […]

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Today at our school we gave some year 9 students the ‘Global Reality Meal’ experience. It was really educational for all of us. The students all participated fully and I hope they got a lot out of it. I know I did.
We had a table of ‘lucky’ students who had chosen the right coloured star when they […]

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