Tag: Learning
Anthony Cleary: What do parents think schools are for?
I recently attended the birthday party of an ex-student from my first year of teaching. He, like many of the party guests, had fled Vietnam as a young child.
Teachers Trepidation
Students aren't the only ones with first-day jitters. One teacher shares her worries.
Lunchbox done, schoolbag packed and clothes laid out, Natalie Burland was ready...
Q&A with Fr John Flader: Putting kids, not sex, first
“Dear Father, You began an interesting commentary on the Vatican document on gender theory and promised to continue. What else does the document say?”
The...
Making Maths add up
Students typically make more mistakes in maths than in any other subject. However it can often be one of the easier subjects to master...
Novel way of teaching
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Brain breaks for peak performance
Playtime is serious business at Miranda’s Our Lady Star of the Sea Primary School.
The Sutherland shire school has introduced an innovative program where it...
Controlling the toxic parenting pandemic
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Simcha Fisher: Five Catholic books for littlest kids (and also their...
The books we read as young kids stay with us for a lifetime, so I'm always on the lookout for books that not only...
Dialling up a policy on mobiles
One of the biggest dilemmas for parents and educators today is how to encourage young people to spend less time on their devices and...
Masterclass for teachers
By Michael Egan
To make their lessons engaging for students is a challenge that teachers constantly face. Perhaps the best advice I ever received came...
Ten things girls need to thrive at school
When the results from the NAPLAN 2018 testing session were released we had the first 10-year data set.
Once again girls seem to be achieving...
Engaging Boys in Learning
Next edition in Connect: Ten things girls need to thrive at school.
There has been a great deal of talk and research about engaging boys...
