There is a popular tendency to attribute a great deal, if not most, of the ills associated with young people and social change to the pernicious influence of the media. Many media scholars and cultural commentators deplore this tendency as ...

What can be done to help students be more engaged in their learning and make consistent progress in their academic work? Latest research has shown that a student who is focused on pursuing his or her academic personal best by ...

Appearing as a tiny dot in the Indian Ocean, Christmas Island is a delicate fusion of culture, language and remote geography. Located 2600km north west of Perth, Christmas Island District High School is home to an eclectic mix of Chinese, ...

The Victorian Solar in Schools (VSiS) program has designed resources that can be used by all Australian schools to build understanding of renewable energy and energy efficiency. The materials were developed in partnership with inspirational teachers and students from four ...

Today’s school leaders are required to deliver a new national curriculum, administer a comprehensive national testing program, respond to political demands for unprecedented transparency, and be accountable for learning outcomes. Schools are being asked to continue doing what they are ...

The task for teachers is always to educate their students, not just to give them schooling. By schooling, I mean the functional apparatus of schools, textbooks, lesson plans, units of work, assessment. Education is more than that. It is what ...

Canterbury Primary School in Victoria is headed by principal Anne Tonkin with associate principals Kim Dray and David Wells. It has 580 students and 40 staff. Last month Kim left Canterbury to assume a principal’s position. Anne Tonkin says The ...

Humans are tuned for relationships. Relationships are everything. In classrooms, positive relationships facilitate learning and collaboration. Healthy relationships with each other, the planet, other species, things, institutions, choices and change are vital for a sustainable society. Sustainability, in its full ...

JANE CARO Public School Advocate There is an old saying that the people most in favour of any competition are those who are most likely to win it. And so it is, I am afraid, with competition in education. An ...

There is an old Chinese proverb that says: “When planning for a year, plant corn; when planning for a decade, plant trees; when planning for life, train and educate people.” As common sense as this may seem today, 10 years ...