belonging
Belonging is knowing where you stand in a group of peers. Having similar interests. It may not just be friends, though friends are important, but a workplace or classroom where you feel valued, important, useful. But sometimes, you need a push from others to position yourself in the right spot.
Politics
Ms Edwards, I’m spending money to celebrate achieving my Master's degree that allows me to be a teacher… which isn’t paying me enough to justify me being a teacher.
education
This week's NAPLAN debacle only cemented my belief that NAPLAN tests should not be completed on digital devices.
classroom strategies
Green Failure is a classroom philosophy built on normalising mistakes--because a student willing to fail is a student willing to grow.
classroom strategies
When oral presentations terrify middle schoolers, here's how I used the I Do / We Do / You Do model and the 5 Ws to create a managable task.
class work
Six weeks into my teaching career, and I mentioned to one of my colleagues that it genuinely feels as though I have some kind of bipolar disorder. Allow me to explain further, on a 'high' day.
teaching
The emotional rollercoaster of graduate teaching and a simple classroom strategy to help reluctant writers just start writing.
Star Trek
Star Trek communities enjoy enforcing a law on canon and what's "correct," and fans are actively turning their backs on them.
art scams
Techigate LLC, ArtistifyStudio, Pakistani scammers, and the massive web of fake accounts made to convince you to pay for "art".
fandom scams
In which critically evaluating the flaws in a single AI artpiece can lead to a headache.