The wedding reception
A poem of wedding staff woes
The bridal room,
a missing groom,
And surprise surprise,
no bride.
Time restrictions fail,
Love prevails.
And meanwhile, staff must survive.
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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.
Letter to Maree Edwards, my state MP
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.
Stop NAPLAN on laptops, for teachers' sanity.
This week's NAPLAN debacle only cemented my belief that NAPLAN tests should not be completed on digital devices.
Normalising mistake-making in my classroom
Green Failure is a classroom philosophy built on normalising mistakes--because a student willing to fail is a student willing to grow.