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He always wanted to explain things, but no-one cared. So he drew. Sometimes he would just draw and it wasn’t anything. He wanted to carve it in stone or write it in the sky. He would lie out on the grass and look up in the sky and it would only be the sky and the things inside him that needed saying. And it was after that that he drew the picture. It was a beautiful picture. He kept it under his pillow and would let no-one see it. And he would look at it every night and think about it. And when it was dark and his eyes were closed he could see it still. And it was all of him and he loved it. When he started school he brought it with him. Not to show anyone, but just to have it with him like a friend. It was funny about school. He sat in a square brown desk like all the other square brown desks and he thought it would be red. And his room was a square brown room, like all the other rooms. And it was tight and close. And stiff. He hated to hold the pencil and chalk, wit...

Don't ban smartphones in Australian high schools: here's why (and what we can do instead) By Jocelyn Brewer The recent announcement that Gaming Disorder (impaired control over gaming) will be included as an official diagnosis in The International Classification of Disease, Eleventh Revision followed hot on the heels of the announcement that the use of mobile devices in NSW schools will be reviewed. As quickly as we become enraptured by the possibilities of tech, we start to question its place in (every crevice) of our lives, especially in the lives of our kids. While smartphones may pose an unnecessary difficulty in primary schools, I believe the proposal to ban smartphones in Australian high schools would be a backward move that ignores key research. If there is potentially harmful activity, such as bullying, happening in schools, banning phones will most likely drive the behaviours further underground and perhaps into more devious corners. It would be far more...

Innovation From The Grass Roots That Systems Support.

As a high school lead learner of thirty years, the most enjoyable, and rewarding times were always invested learning with the learners. I rarely spent time with students or pupils, and certainly not with those misbehaving, comfort seekers, the rambunctious coffee swilling, agenda driven ferals, some call teachers, Whatevs... You know Those Teachery Ones, "Ye Olde Worlde of Thy Fixed Mind Set. And I Have A Piece of Paper From A Hallowed Hall Of Higher learning To Prove I'm A Success At Education. So sit down, shut up and soak in my all knowing glory.... YOU have tests to fail...." Oh lordy me, how I despised THOSE "teachers", 'cos they knew jack about the learning that really mattered. Yeah, right, I know... revelation, much....? #noshitsherlock Nup, instead, I invested my heart and soul in and with learners. The cracked ones, the crazy ones, the creatives who questioned everything, graciously. Learners who came in all shapes, sizes, ages...