Caring for Teens
I’m not a fatalist, but I am more and more concerned with the negative impact of ‘life’ on the lives of our adolescents. I’m seeing an increasing number of students who struggle with the...
View ArticleGuest Post: Fun Homework Tasks
As the debate about homework swirls around educators, it was nice to be approached by Corinne offering to share some thoughts on interesting way of setting fun homework for Middle Years kids…...
View ArticleBusy Growing Up
A couple of weeks ago I picked up a copy of The Robe – a very old book (1942) that my dad was reading. The opening line caught my attention… Because she was only fifteen and busy with her growing up,...
View ArticleThe [un]Reality of Teenage Thoughts
The Death Stare. The most powerful weapon in the psychological arsenal in the war of Teenage Girl Against Girl. It messes with heads and hearts, and demands a return of equal or greater intensity,...
View ArticleThe Teenage Brain
I’m reposting today… an infographic I stumbled across recently. I like the ‘What parents (teachers) ask‘, ‘How Teenagers respond‘, and ‘Brain Facts‘ layout that puts the complexities of a developing...
View ArticleRePost: World Teachers Day
For those of us inside the profession, we know the importance of teachers and the work they do. I firmly believe that there is no other career that can have the same impact on the world as teaching....
View ArticleSpecial Offer
Adolescent Success is the Australian association dedicated exclusively to the education, development and growth of young adolescents. I’m confident that you will find that your membership in with this...
View ArticleIt’s been far too long…
Life. I confess that I have often thought that I’ve been too busy because ‘life got in the way’. What a ridiculous statement. The fact is we are all bust doing life and we make priorities – not...
View ArticleGood Teaching (Parker Palmer)
Parker Palmer’s book The Courage to Teach is an incredible book that gets at the heart of why we are teachers, and in so many ways, as we grasp this ideology, we will be challenged to evaluate the...
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