A Time To Rest – Guilt Free Holidays
We are on our Spring Break!Teachers all over Australia have just heaved a huge sigh of relief.We pulled down the blinds, shutdown our PCs, gave our colleagues a warm farewell, and drove out the...
Monthly Archive: September 2025
I Can’t Do This On My Own! – Building Authentic Friendships
Teaching can be a surprisingly lonely job.Only teachers know that.Being surrounded by small humans each day is noisy and busy, but it can be isolating.Conversations with other adults happen briefly; in corridors and toilet...
What Do You Want From Me? – Setting Clear Expectations
A year one child wiggling his naked butt at his class. A year six child threatening to seriously harm a peer. A year four child announcing to their whole class loudly “schoolwork is SO...
“I’m Just a Teacher” – Just Five Reasons You’re Wrong
“Just”How did that word creep into my vocabulary? When I first graduated, I was so proud.This was an important job, and I knew it. But somewhere along the way, teaching lost it’s “street cred”....
