Tonight I have finished up all the things I had intended to get done this weekend! So I’m feeling pretty pleased with myself about that. I even did my tax. I don’t know why I put it off…. took less than an hour. It’s so simple now with all the rollover stuff and other boring […]

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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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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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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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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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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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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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I don’t wear a watch. I have owned several but they always just die on me, very soon after I start wearing them. I have tried replacing batteries and normal things like that but now I have just resolved myself to life without a watch.
I rely on clocks in the classroom to ensure my timing […]

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I got to see my chiropractor today, for the first time this year. She is so good. I feel like I am on the road to recovery now. She does kinesiology as well and she made lots of adjustments to me today. She always amazes me because she can tell if I haven’t been drinking […]

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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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