I don’t know about you, but that’s how I feel about Christmas this year: we made it! Looking around Australia and the globe, it’s been a year of global tension: Yet another Royal CommissionRefugee CrisesBushfiresDroughtTrade WarsTerrorismVolcano EruptionSelfishnessImpeachmentExploitation of people and placesUnrest and protests I could keep going but I won’t. I’ll leave you with a …
Being that it is school holidays currently, I have been able to add to the year’s ‘books completed’ tally. This week I’ve added five and six to the list: Jane Austen at Home by Lucy WorsleyThe Prayers of Jane Austen (compiled by Terry Glaspey)Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyMao’s Last Dancer by Li CunxinQuiet by Susan …
There’s been a run of cold and wet days this week. Perfect reading weather, which I have taken advantage of due to feeling a bit under the weather myself. By this time in Term Three, the countdown is on for Year Twelve to exit stage right from their school days. General apathy in the classroom …
This week saw the return of Trial Exams and their marks to my Year 12 students. Some were happy with their results, some were not. Some still have a long way to go between now and their final exams, including actually reading to the end of Fahrenheit 451 (really, please read it). This week also …