“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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When I was in Broken Hill a couple of years ago, I saw this sign and had to take a photo. My friend Rhonda and I often say ‘tough love’ after we’ve had to pull our kids back into shape. Sometimes, they just get a little away with themselves. They start taking you for granted, […]

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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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It was great to have that extra hour of sleep on Saturday night, but I think I saved mine up for Sunday. That was great timing! I was also corrected today by a year 7 student (who had actually counted the number of weeks) and told it was only a 12 week term, not 13, […]

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I’ve finally properly cleaned my home! I was fearing I had forgotten how to do it. These holidays have been quite different to my usual school holidays. I haven’t gone away or been that productive, but I’ve been really social. Internal rennovations perhaps?
Last night was great. I laughed till my belly ached and enjoyed way […]

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I have had a blissful weekend. It’s been full of simple pleasures, like waking up feeling healthy and rested. I’ve been able to get back on track with my exercise, which feels really good. I appreciate that I have been able to catch up on all my housework and I have a clean home with […]

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