Posted in politics, values on Feb 12th, 2008 No Comments »
It’s easy to get a bit cynical about politics, politicians and you may even have seen some of that in this blog over the years. But tomorrow’s ’sorry’ statement strikes me as something forward-looking and idealistic that we can only hope will move the nation forward to a different future. At our school teachers are [...]
Posted in values on Oct 3rd, 2007 No Comments »
It was freezing, the surf wasn’t very good and there was a bit of seaweed floating around from some wild winds, but these kids at Sorrento were having a ball. I took the photo a week or so ago, and already the moment is somehow heightened with a kind of nostalgic glow; that’s what time [...]
Posted in values on Jul 2nd, 2007 No Comments »
After a hectic last week of term it sure was nice to take some time out and head up to the north-east of Victoria for a long weekend of taking in the Murray river country, tasting some good wine, relaxing with friends and generally slowing down. I really enjoy visiting the Rutherglen area and it’s [...]
Posted in values on May 9th, 2007 No Comments »
The report is 231 pages long (Curriculum Corporation documents are like that!) so here’s the key recommendations from the report: Implementing the National Framework for Values Education in Australian Schools.1. It is essential to reach agreement within the school community about the values that guide the school and the language in which they are described. [...]
Posted in higher ed, politics, values on Feb 20th, 2007 No Comments »
A nice comment in the AGE editorial today, commenting on the Rudd proposal to cut the accumulated HECS debt of a science and maths graduate from more than $21000 to $12000, especially if they worked in a ‘relevant’ occupation, in particular teaching and asking, ‘why just science?’
Given that universities are a nation’s grand halls
of learning, [...]
Posted in values on Feb 10th, 2007 No Comments »
Teacher, actress, nurse, model, dancer, airline hostess. That was about it when this board game was produced, sometime in the mid-1960s. These pictures, and the scope of the game itself, is pretty revealing of the times, and hopefully the changes since.
More pics and the rules of the game HERE
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