why are we, so blind to see Teaching is hard. It is worthy. We need to value teachers honestly, enabling them and holding those in the profession to a shared accountability.
Aotearoa quite a long way from cairo If we value a strong and functioning civil society, then as a collective we must decide how to consider the complexity and costs of what it is to be that civil society.
Owning timelines Being human truly matters. We get to choose what humanity we have. We get to choose the humanity we engage in.
on capes and cliffs You don't have to be Superman. You don't have to hold the world in your hands. You've already shown me that you can.
leadership - a motocross metaphor Somedays as a leader I feel like this person. Supporting from the sidelines, assuming good intent while my team attempt really big challenging worthy things. And then there's the impact of that intent,
the days are just packed There are some days working in a school, where you get to the end of the day and think, "What did I get done today?" Then there are days like today.
how far I'll go My fierce, relentless daughters with their Irish, Fijian, Scottish, Chinese immigrant heritage. They are carving their story, bound to and supported by this place and its people.
we're all mad here “But I don’t want to go among mad people," Alice remarked. "Oh, you can’t help that," said the Cat: "we’re all mad here. I’m mad.
Give Hope the Keys "And what other profession needs hope the way teaching does? Hope is the reason so many of us stay in the profession"
Nomanisan This piece, Silicon Valley Courts Brand Name Teachers should be no real surprise to anyone who's been in education in the last decade. It focuses in on a few teachers who are creating
Down Lexington Street... In 1999 - I had the privilege of being part of Underworld’s road crew, on their Beaucoup Fish tour. I worked as a projectionist for the first 3 weeks, but in April
manifesting roads This is the manifesto that's just been released by the ITP - boldly titled: New Zealand's Digital Future The word origin for manifesto is “manifest” - from the Italian. The definition of ‘manifest’
On bike parks, Pukeahu and Yom Hashoah Over the weekend we took the girls to Avalon Park. It’s got an old school bike park, with the mini roads painted out with proper signage, roundabouts and intersections. It was designed
we choose The Green Party announcement that they will create a plan for universal te reo Māori in public schools has naturally generated a lot of reaction across the New Zealand media, both mainstream and
see i made a space for you now It's been an incredible 48 hours, watching what's happened across the USA, as thousands have turned out to defy and protest against Donald Trump's executive order to ban citizens of seven predominantly Muslim
deliberate discretion “I know of no safe depository of the ultimate power of the society but the people themselves and if we think them not enlightened enough to exercise their control with a wholesome discretion,
doing better, being badass It seems appropriate that these words I shared just over a week ago, are now made more poignant by the passing of Carrie Fisher. Not just because that post used the title of
a new hope My opening and closing remarks from the final assembly of 2016 at Thorndon School. Opening: Hey! I'm not giving up today There's nothing getting in my way And if you knock knock me
dealing with uncertainties News this week, that China 'seizes US vessel' in South China sea. That article reminded me of the Gulf of Tonkin incident, which led directly to the US escalation of military engagement in
Outraged Recently media narratives have placed the spotlight firmly on education, and in considering these stories, I was struck by this from Stuff, Cute Toy or Racist Relic? If you watch the video, you
you could miss it I started this morning on the bus to work, in a Slack session, with some friends discussing buzzwords and edu memes. One of my friends nailed it by saying... "Maybe we need
On what we want, and what we need. This Longform podcast featuring Kathryn Schulz is fascinating for a number of reasons. Not least because she unpacks the effort and the work behind her Pulitzer winning magazine article, The Really Big One.
The world is divided as we are all divided. After the week that was, this weekend has been about whanau. Spent Saturday with the girls - took them to Te Papa, then played board games in the afternoon. As we prepped dinner,
The lone and level sands stretch far away. "It would be a stronger world, a stronger loving world to die in" - John Cale The finale of Alan Moore's seminal Watchmen has resonated over the last 48 hours. Reading
I Dreamed a Dream I met with a class of 10 and 11 year olds this morning. I read the preamble to the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence to them, and I told them, that sometimes