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…
Pyrotechnic Time Again
It is the 5th of November and you can be guaranteed that kiwis all over the country will be out in force letting off a concoction of various pyrotechnic delights – aka fireworks. I use the word ‘delights’ loosely and most definitely dependent on which side of the fireworks argument you sit. I don’t agree…
Who You Are Makes A Difference…
I love this short vid from Ted Talks. This is one I, and I am sure many teachers and principals, can relate to. What Teachers Make: I am in education because I really do believe that teachers make a difference. For all the educators out there – thank you for what you do. You are…
The Week That Was
This weeks Brick Bats, Bouquet and Honourable mention for things that have cropped up in the news. Brick Bat: This is shared this week with the Government and the Minster of Education. Firstly the Government for not funding an important report on child poverty in the country that sets measures and targets, claiming it wasn’t…
The Power Of the Team
Teams need to have certain ingredients in order to be able to achieve their goals. What I love about this cartoon is that it shows that a team can achieve an outcome, but without certain key ingredients, and in this case, I would have to say, communication is the main missing ingredient, the outcome they…
Mini Cinnamon Sticks – Yummy!
Warning: These do not fit the clean eating category! I’m in the middle of preparing for Squirts birthday ‘sleepover’. Two of the things she wants to eat are sandwich bread based, and require the crusts cut off them. In order to save some time tomorrow (because of course it’s a Friday and I have…
Low-Profile Controversial Change Campaign
Sounds fascinating doesn’t it? Sounds exciting and a little on the ‘dangerous’ side, the ‘Low-profile Controversial Change Campaign’, makes you wonder…. Let me elaborate. Its more ‘thats appalling but not that surprising’ than fascinating. Treasury, which is the Governments lead advisor on all matters relating to economic and fiscal policy, has advised the Minister of…