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"Why good teachers leave teaching"

Interesting article. I have over thirty-five years' continuous experience as a teacher and librarian and am unemployable - I am simply "too expensive" to hire. Why spend $80,000+ on me when you can hire a graduate for tens of thousands less? I have knowledge, experience and skills that would be needed and valued by any school, but the Almighty Dollar rules nowadays. So this "good teacher" has left teaching, even though I still think I have much to offer. I am now studying in a field well away from education and planning a career in my new field. It's a shame that I have left education in this negative fashion, but I'm moving on, hopefully to bigger and better things.

Mndfulness for school students - resources, podcasts, blog

An interesting collection of ideas for what parents can do at home to support the life-long learning of science

Interacting with real world data and resources Learners can use ICT to gather real world data to support problem solving, either from online databases and other resources or directly through surveys or in other ways.

An insightful blog by Jim Dillon on the problems with testing and how things need to be changed to accommodate a growth mindset for all students.

Great Ed tech links

Online pinboard that lists the latest and most innovative Web 2.0 tools for your classroom

Teachers in Finland use an approach of "whatever it takes" to prepare the students for life.

This is a performing group for children. Recommended age group of 3 to 7. All of our year preps, ones and twos have found this performance very entertaining and enjoyable. Focus on healthy eating, healthy choices.

I describe this site to my classes as an online (electronic) reading log. I feel that they are able to understand it better if I use that phrase, as many children think that they need to log in and read books from the site.

Featuring special guest His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Young Minds 2013 is an exciting forum exploring the vital issues facing our youth today. Be engaged and motivated by a summit of 40+ leading thinkers.

"As part of an upcoming renovation we're spending a lot of time thinking about engagement and how to stage positive and productive user experiences. "