I love pancakes. I love pancakes with bacon, maple syrup, cream and chopped up bananas. I’ll even splurge to a few blueberries scattered (mostly for show) when feeling a little on the ‘adventurous’ side. The problem with the pancakes I love and that I love to eat, is that they are a ‘rare sometimes’ treat…
Author: Principally Mused
What I Wish For
What I wish for, that would make my job easier: That the ‘freedom’ to explore the beauty of our national curriculum was in fact a real ‘freedom’, not one watered down by mandates that essentially spoil the intent and purpose of our world class curriculum. That Politicians would spend a week on my classrooms, teaching…
The Runaway Gingerbread People
Today we had a bit of fun at school that went viral. Considering the time of year and how hectic everyone is as we slide down towards Christmas and the summer holidays, it is always a real pick me up when something happens to cause a buzz around the place. Today was the day the…
Robbie Williams ‘Go Gentle’ – Welcome Back Mate!
I was trolling through i-Tunes, checking out new songs in the ‘Songs to Watch’ category (incidentally, I always find brilliant pieces of music here, much of which never seems to make it to mainstream raido waves so I highly recommend you checking it out regularly for new sounds). Lo and behold, there was a new…
Takapuna Beach
In Auckland we are spoilt for choice when it comes to beaches. There are so many wonderful beaches – from the rough and wild, surfer paradise, family friendly swimming and – rumour tells me – there many even be a nudie beach or two. If you look closely you can see the Pohutakawa starting to flower… A sign…
Auckland Sunsets
Sunsets – Soothers of the Soul I love sunsets. They are like the ice cream topping of the day. This year Auckland has been resplendent in stunning sunsets. …
Roast Busters and the Place of Educators…
Since the news of the Roast Busters broke over a week ago, some people are asking about the part that Education and a School might play in a situation like this. Earlier this week I heard the Secondary Principals Association President on Breakfast TV basically say it was something a school could do little about,…
Drug Selling Dairies
I am somewhat gobsmacked. Several articles in todays news have me really questioning the sanity of some people. The things people will do to make a buck just defy logic sometimes. The Government passed a law that restricted the selling of psychoactive drugs, called the Psychoactive Substances Act. The new Act made it illegal to…
Educationally Bizarre News of the Week…
I stumbled upon this news article this evening when I was searching for something quite unrelated. The headline caught my attention – and as with most things that relate to schools, I had to take a peek. ‘School shut due to overwhelming smell of Axe body spray’ Initially I misread the headline, and thought it…
The Despicable Disgusting Dregs of Humanity Award
My thoughts on the Roast Busters In case you have been living under a rock in the middle of nowhere with no access to any form of technology or media at all, Roast Busters is a group of young men (and I use the term men very very loosely) who claim to have filmed themselves…