It’s that time of the year when school reports on student learning come home. Anxiety for students and their parents and caregivers often tags along. Long gone are the days when school reports were a single handwritten page, with wisdom like “tried hard, but needs to try harder”, along with percentages or letter grades. Now …
Primary school
There are many perplexing things about raising children, but surely the biggest is how they can possibly be so different to their parents. We made them, we grew them, and yet here they are: a total, unsolvable mystery. This is never brought home for me more than during parent-teacher interview season. Does anyone else dread …
Steiner schools are a popular choice of alternative schooling in Australia, with more than 40 schools country-wide. Along with other alternatives to mainstream schooling, Australia seems to be pursuing an agenda of educational choice, similar to that in the UK and US. But what are Steiner schools? And what does the research tell us about …
Have you been watching Eddie Woo on Teenage Boss on the ABC? It’s a top show to watch with the kids. Eddie challenges teens to take charge of the family finances for a month and that starts out about as hilariously as you’d expect. The kids all come good, though, which got me thinking about …
Lockdowns mean kids can be home doing online learning with little notice. Each school will have a particular process for keeping kids on track, but having some home ideas up your sleeve will help too. This US-based article has some excellent tips for keeping kids motivated and engaged while online learning. A reminder that this …
The world is in lock-down and kids everywhere are spending way more time with their family than they ever wanted, or believed possible. With a bit of luck, this enforced learning from home might help them see school in a much more positive light. It’s tough learning from home! The good thing is that many, …