It's a very welcome long weekend in New South Wales this week. Thanks to you British monarchy. Being that I spend my work days with teenagers predominantly from China and its affiliates, there's little meaning attached to the long weekend for my students, other than 'no class on Monday'. Although this year, my Year 12s …
When I heard about all the awful goings-on in Australia's Parliament House earlier this week, with allegations of sexually inappropriate conduct, I thought I should blog about it. I thought I would make a comment about how when these things happen it's easy to point the finger at men and say that they are to …
Yet again we come to the end of the year and I share the books I read. I'm pretty sure I've got all of the ones I read from cover to cover, but I could have had a momentary lapse of memory (we've been through a lot...). Educated by Tara Westover - This was the …
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 …