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Ok. If that doesn't get your attention, then nothing will. Hello and welcome to blog three from me. I'm currently in bed, with the electric blanket on, a sore throat and aching eyes, and I'm torn between feeling sorry for myself and being grateful that I get to rest. Teaching is equally wonderful and soul-destroying, so the thought of adding a day of complete bed rest to today's handbrake turn into a brick wall actually sounds delightful. So what to write to you all? Well, le

One of my favourite photos What Makes Us Connect With One Story and Discard Another? What makes us connect with one story and discard another? I’ve spent twenty years teaching. At an average of one class a year and twenty-four kids per class, that’s 480 kids. Throw in the years I’ve worked with whole schools in a specialist role, throw in a lifetime of camps and holiday programs, and you’re talking about a few thousand kids. Yet after all this time, I’m still amazed at what g

The start of something beautiful... Someone once said, “It’s a privilege to be tired from the work you once begged the universe for.” “Tired” doesn’t quite cut it tonight. I would select flagellated, exhaustimicated, or even zonked… But am I happy? Oh yes. Call me crazy, but our team of teachers and some pretty funky parents took 96 Year 5 and 6 students to Canberra for the week. Nothing like putting 100 kids on four flights and surviving four rather sleep-deprived nights to