Teachers make thousands of decisions every day. Many are easy, but others are complex and stressful. At times, there are…
A significant number of teachers have reported to me lately that they’ve noticed a major spike in conflict between students,…
We all have parents, either biological, adopted or chosen. Some of us are parents. Parents are often just doing their…
Did schools espouse and promote their values 30 years ago? I don’t think many did. And so, does this mean…
“Yes, miss I threw him to the floor and kicked him in the head, but he deserved it” “Sigh” “I’m…
Many teachers have been speaking with me lately about how students have struggled to adapt to learning in the company…
We are about to step into another big term, and I’m sure there will be an inordinate amount of work…
Recently, the Real Schools team came together at Victoria’s gorgeous Phillip Island for a conference geared around how we can…
What a start. What a terrible, frustrating, horrid start. Term 1 is done. Congratulations to every teacher, principal, support staff,…
A couple of weeks ago, a Principal described working through Term One of 2022 as like being stuck in quicksand….
Every day, I witness a large majority of our teachers are doing little things that go the extra mile in…
If you’re new-ish to receiving Home Truths every Friday, you’ll have noticed that we intentionally don’t advertise through this piece….
In the day-to-day life of school there are a million and one issues, concerns, incidents or general happenings that can,…
Many teachers have confided in me that, since students have returned to regular face-to-face learning in 2022, there’s been a…
We are getting close to the end of Term 1 and if you are like me, you’d be scratching your…
A clever friend of mine, Darren Hill, explained the Rule Of Six to me once. Apparently radio stations use this…