I have this super awesome song from fly my pretties on repeat in my head. It has got wedged in my head with the news that not one, not two but three (THREE) people I have a lot of time for are leaving New Zealand classrooms for ‘brighter shores’. All have told me in theContinue reading “Fly away…. as long as you come back some day”
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Flying away
Well, not flying. Yet anyways. I still hate planes!! And occasionally LOVE Dunedin. Especially the beaches. I am taking a year off teaching next year. I am excited, terrified, elated, anxious, cautious and curious all at the same time. I’m going to have a break, do some contract work (I’ve got the paper work butContinue reading “Flying away”
How do I care but not care…. and trying to find a way through.
For the past two year, I have co-taught a yr 7 digitech module. The first year we (wrongly) based it around the progress outcomes for the new New Zealand digitech curriculum. Last we were ‘encouraged’ to teach the technology standards (posts HERE and HERE) during the module. When it came time for the 2020 timetabling,Continue reading “How do I care but not care…. and trying to find a way through.”
Reflections from the #NZMIEEhui18 part 1
It was very hard to know where to start writing this post, as it has been an amazing journey, filled with successes, failures, excitement and despair, collaboration and lack there of, to get to the point where the NZMIEEhui18 has been and gone. It was an amazing weekend, filled with learning, laughter, ideas, diversity andContinue reading “Reflections from the #NZMIEEhui18 part 1”
I was wrong…..
Today I had a mentally crushing realisation of just how far short I have fallen for a goal I set for myself and my yr 13 Chemistry class. I had set out to teach Chemistry, to move away from teaching them to the Achievements Standards. I hoped to make them interested in Chemistry and theContinue reading “I was wrong…..”
On the importance of ‘lone nuts’…
I’ve read some ‘troubling’ things in the last week around education. I guess being election time socio economic issues and education are more in the news than usual. It has got me thinking again about change in schools, how to manage it, what is important… but also what change needs to happen in our societyContinue reading “On the importance of ‘lone nuts’…”
Heroic teachers or teacher heroics?
Recently I have been tired. Bone achingly, soul crushingly tired.I feel like the fire has gone from my soul. It is the end of term, I had a 2 day field trip last weekend, meetings three days after school this week (including friday – who even does that..?), Parent teacher interviews 2 nights next weekContinue reading “Heroic teachers or teacher heroics?”
Ask not what education can do for you…
Ask what you can do for education… I have recently had doubts over my self worth. I believe that (almost) all teachers are genuinely interested in helping others and wanting the best for the young people in there care. It might not always be the same ‘best’ that I have, but you know, people giveContinue reading “Ask not what education can do for you…”
You took a piece of my apple heart
And I’ll never be whole…..without you. This song is currently on repeat in my head It is a current fav, and not just because of the yarn booming and cutesy knitting and crochet. I have no idea what was in the songwriters head when she wrote it – a man who stole the sun soundsContinue reading “You took a piece of my apple heart”
Reading other blogs
This blog is inspired by Keith’s blog on his thoughts about other blogs he had been reading. It challenged me to think about my own post and also gave me ‘warm fuzzies’ that my thoughts are contributing to greater conversations. So I thought I would write some responses to some blog posts that have made meContinue reading “Reading other blogs”
ibpossum takes on tech 