Tell me you’ve ‘made it’ without telling me you’ve ‘made it’ ….

As my husband was in 'top stream' at high school he was only offered French & German as language options. Only 'bottom streams' were offered Te reo Māori. Labels on products are small compared to labels that have been put on #tereo Yet it survives, thrives #kiakahatereo ake, ake!

I've been getting a bit frustrated with some commentary about the learning that happens in ILEs so I thought Id share some thoughts. Hopefully more to come. DisruptED Principal Possum: Connected Learning Supporting Specialist Knowledge principalpossum.blogspot.com/2022/10/connec…

Thinking about months of disruption and that it's not going away, a focus on dispositions is vital for our ākonga DisruptED Principal Possum: Dispositional Curriculum: Supporting Young People ... principalpossum.blogspot.com/2022/10/dispos…

About to start a deep dive into student leadership in nz high schools as part of a strategic restart in the changing education setting. Anyone out there want to connect and celebrate the awesomeness which is happening in our kura across the motu?

Go the bloody #BlackFerns !! Yaaass Eden Park ! Packed to the rafters!!

What a win for women’s rugby!! 45000 strong! Congrats the #BlackFerns for bringing it home after a TENSE 80 minutes.

Where to start. The interface of two world views in Te ao kori | Physical Education mahitahi.blog/2023/01/17/whe…

My favourite ChatGPT prompt atm: “Write a e-mail response that misinterprets the following e-mail and offers unhelpful solutions:” #chatgpt #therapeutic

It means school.

I'd argue their overuse in out of school time was a bigger issue than school use because of the impact on sleep and family interaction. Let's see Nats propose a ban at home! nzherald.co.nz/nz/school-cell…

Policy.nz - NZ Election 2023 - Great tool for people to understand what is on offer from individual parties. Also abundantly clear that ACT sucks. Don’t believe me? Have a look! policy.nz/2023

Thank goodness the new government is saving us from the evil tyranny of having to passively learn a second language from signage.

Is it ethical to prepare our young people for a world that no longer exists?

20 years ago I arrived in New Zealand for 15 months. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Is this the heavy handed journalism we’ve come to expect from ⁦nzherald⁩ ? What’s masked as a ‘journalistic piece’ is a political puff piece by the politician himself. Should really be titled “Why David Seymour is awesome” By David Seymour. Gross. nzherald.co.nz/kahu/the-treat…

Under the National-led Coalition Government my KFC popcorn chicken snackbox has gone from $6 to $6.50.

Freedom of speech is great! Especially when you can spend $44 billion to make your voice the loudest.

Critical thinking is a curious and purposeful process. You’re not born either a critical thinker or not. It is learned and nurtured. I wonder if the current divisiveness of our society is a result of the lack of; or deliberate suppression this skill. #criticalthinking