Respect is earned

‘How’s this for a beginning?’: the tricky work of writing the story of Australian history theguardian.com/books/2022/feb… Anna Clark

She didn’t turn up for last week’s Senate sitting but managed to attend a weekend protest in Canberra. She’s missed Senate Estimates this week. She earns a $211K salary + allowances + super but doesn’t turn up for work. Is she Australia’s most expensive dole bludger? #auspol

So true! 🙌

Please remember that all those interactions you have with your students outside of the lesson really matter. The smiles… the eye contact… the jokes, the fist bumps… and the silliness…they’re all important. They remind kids that they matter. Those moments can mean the world.

Yeme for the day

The Cornell Method of note taking example by J Bridgeman. Super useful for retrieval practice & organised.

Yes!

This is our letter to parents that the DoE doesn’t want them to read. They're trying to stop the distribution of this letter so only their spin gets through. Share it widely so parents know the real reasons why we have to stand up for students & the profession on May 4.

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! #edchat #TeacherAppreciationWeek2022

For those wondering why we are taking action today... #MoreThanThanks

This is truth! 💯

"What kind of message are we sending to our children when we can’t even guarantee that there will be a teacher in their classroom every day?" Essential reading from @AGavrielatos and @MarkNorthamIEU in preparation for the 30 June Teachers Federation and IEU NSW/ACT strike ✊🏼✊🏼✊🏼

This is important for academics, social-emotional learning, and behavior! 🙌

Autism, communication and discrimination – why ‘normal’ can be so harmful yennpurkis.home.blog/2022/07/06/aut…

The solution will be complex - the challenges real. The workload and demands each day require a broad set of skills and often too much time. Time poor, work life balance =poor. Why I changed careers to teach high school – then quit theage.com.au/national/victo…

A nice reminder for teachers to put their wellbeing first during the school holidays 🥰

Our Voice ad. ‘Yes’ can make a difference. ‘No’ means we’re on the road to nowhere …