Harping on about musical foundations
The thing about the harmonica is that you can get pretty good in a fairly short amount of time, not Stevie Wonder good but good enough to have fun with it and feel a sense of achievement.
Should universities be enforcers or educators?
Why do students cheat? What should the consequences be for cheaters? Do Australia's universities face a plague of cheating? If so, how should they respond?
School children have too much phone time, not enough play time
Should the phone be banned in schools? A fraught question, but what can’t be denied is the number of kids glued to their screens while they’re doing just about everything, walking, riding the bus, waiting for a train, studying ...
Employers need to get involved in training youth
High youth unemployment is persistent and vocational training and strong connections between industry and education could be the way to get past it.
Australia’s literacy woes demand fresh thinking
Many have tried many have failed, there have been any number of approaches to teaching literacy in Australia and most seem to have made little impact on the unacceptably bad level of teenage reading and writing skills.
Talk-And-Walk-A-Thon promotes peer support
The Talk-And-Walk-A-Thon aims to raise awareness of the importance of connectedness, getting kids out walking and talking rather than staring at phones.
Australian employers want more than a degree
It’s the end of the year and for another cohort that means thinking about a course and an ensuing career, it’s worth noting that there are changes in the employment landscape and what employers are looking for.
Australia’s brightest young inventors go to NASA
Three of Australia’s brightest young inventors will be heading to NASA in the USA after being named national winners of Origin’s littleBIGidea competition.
A better future through food
When you think about it, most of what we do as people centres on food, it’s essential for life and how it is produced and consumed has huge implications for our future.
Still great to be a teacher when it comes to jobs
Again, you will be glad that you completed that teaching degree as once again one of the areas with the healthiest job growth has been education and training.
‘Brave’ new word for children in 2019
Uncertainty is plaguing the planet and that is reflected by Oxford University Press Australia & New Zealand selection of the 2019 Children’s Word of the Year: Bravery.
Why we need more male teachers
There are a lot of kids who are a bit light on males in their lives, the reasons are many and in a teaching environment introducing more males could be a good thing.
