The View

Friday, 12 Feb 2021

Strength Through Diversity
My 13-year old daughter was about to embark on writing an essay showing empathy and giving a voice to an untold story. We sat together, brainstormed and contemplated where she would begin and whose story she would share. In the end she wanted to learn more about her great grandfather,...
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Friday, 05 Feb 2021

Belonging to a Family
When my youngest son was a pre-schooler he felt a bit left out. His brothers belonged to sports teams, went out with friends and got to go to school but he was stuck at home with his parents. To help him feel special I began a tradition of taking him...
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Friday, 29 Jan 2021

You Belong Here
All humans are wired with the desire to belong. We were created for community and we seek to connect with others.  Belonging is sometimes thought to be the same as fitting in; that is, we belong if we share characteristics or have things in common. But if we seek to belong...
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Friday, 04 Dec 2020

Press Forward
In Britain’s darkest hour during World War Two, as British pilots came under devastating assault from Nazi Germany’s Luftwaffe, trusted and tried methods of the past were failing. They were suddenly asked to embrace something altogether un-British in the face of imminent invasion, the unorthodox arts of subterfuge. Championing this...
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Friday, 27 Nov 2020

The Joy of Learning
The year is quickly coming to a close – and what a year it has been. Who would have ever thought we would have had restrictions on weddings and funerals? Had to wear masks in public? Had to sit 1.5m away from another in a restaurant or would be restricted...
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Monday, 23 Nov 2020

The Journey
I remember over the years as I was growing up, I was told of lots of things to look out for in life. Many of them have stayed with me and remain today, and others I may have forgotten. To be fair, most of this advice has been helpful. “Always...
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Saturday, 14 Nov 2020

Graduation
Graduation isn’t the end of a tough journey. It is the beginning of a beautiful one… Do you remember the feeling when you finished your final Year 12 examination? For some it was not long ago and for many of us it was ages ago, but we can still remember...
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Friday, 06 Nov 2020

Be Strong and Courageous!
Assessment, marks, grading! These are words that can create anxiety and stress in students, parents and teachers. Where does our grading system come from and what is its purpose in society today? It all began in 1792 when William Farish, a tutor at Cambridge University in England, noted a grading system...
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Saturday, 31 Oct 2020

A future full of hope and confidence
One of the first bicycles I owned was made in the 1960s. While I was told it was the bike of choice and the height of fashion of its time, by the time it made it to me the effects of 34 summers had taken its toll. Its faded paint,...
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