There is a responsibility a Board of Trustees has to “maintain a safe physical and emotional environment, a responsibility to consult with the community.” This includes the cybersafety of staff, students and parents on the school grounds.
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Cyber Safety in school
There is a responsibility a Board of Trustees has to “maintain a safe physical and emotional environment, a responsibility to consult with the community.” This includes the cybersafety of staff, students and parents on the school grounds.
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Sex Education: People are dumb
Health Ministry northern regional manager Bruce Adin said health education, including sex education, was an important part of the New Zealand curriculum.
Students are reaching puberty earlier and earlier. Whether diet, lifestyle, or some immeasurable ‘x-factor’ is the cause the issue remains that kids need to be taught about the changes they face in the coming years.
One of the main problems here is that puberty hits different kids at different ages and blanket sex education in Year 5 and 6 may not be the answer.
It is not the best solution, it is the solution a society and government can come up with when the onus is upon the ‘state’ to educate kids about such things.
Gone are the days when mum or dad, or even nanna and pop, have ‘that conversation’ when their kids asks 'the question'.
Where the Grandad in the story might be right is that his grand-daughter may not have asked ‘the question’ for another year or two had the topic not been raised. Which may or may not be the case. But the reality is that kids in her school are probably a lot closer to needing to know even if she is not. What is a Ministry, a school, to do?
This is just another case of society left holding the responsibility that a parent should have. SO what’s the big deal? Parents are smart. They can handle it.
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Students are reaching puberty earlier and earlier. Whether diet, lifestyle, or some immeasurable ‘x-factor’ is the cause the issue remains that kids need to be taught about the changes they face in the coming years.
One of the main problems here is that puberty hits different kids at different ages and blanket sex education in Year 5 and 6 may not be the answer. It is not the best solution, it is the solution a society and government can come up with when the onus is upon the ‘state’ to educate kids about such things.
Gone are the days when mum or dad, or even nanna and pop, have ‘that conversation’ when their kids asks 'the question'.
Where the Grandad in the story might be right is that his grand-daughter may not have asked ‘the question’ for another year or two had the topic not been raised. Which may or may not be the case. But the reality is that kids in her school are probably a lot closer to needing to know even if she is not. What is a Ministry, a school, to do?
This is just another case of society left holding the responsibility that a parent should have. SO what’s the big deal? Parents are smart. They can handle it.
Why the big secret? People are smart. They can handle it.
A person is smart. People are dumb…
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Where to begin with thinking about e-portfolios
E-portfolios have been bandied around for years amongst educators. Some schools are doing it well some, not so much.
As the academic year begins Ewan McIntosh shares in his ‘EdTalk’ about the import role e-portfolios have and the potential for expanding learning many are missing out on.
There are many platforms available for e-portfolios. Let us know what works, or doesn’t, at your school by leaving a comment.
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As the academic year begins Ewan McIntosh shares in his ‘EdTalk’ about the import role e-portfolios have and the potential for expanding learning many are missing out on.
There are many platforms available for e-portfolios. Let us know what works, or doesn’t, at your school by leaving a comment.
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John Wooden: successful teaching
This TED Talk by the late, great John Wooden is thought provoking and inspirational for any teacher, anytime, especially at this beginning of a new school year.
John Wooden's definition of success:
'Peace of mind attained only though self-satifaction in knowing you made the effort to the best of which you are capable.'John Wooden's thoughts on character and reputation:
Reputation is what you are percieved to be your character is what you really are.John Wooden (October 14, 1910 – June 4, 2010)
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Child health services to be passed to schools
It appears to me that more and more services are being run through schools and its not right. Imagine if you will the constant interuptions teachers and students face as other professionals come in and pass notes requesting ‘Rawiri go see the dental nurse’ or ‘Alice visit the doctor’ or ‘ Uma is needed by who knows what else’. The primary job of school is education. This is being eroded from the inside with ever more broadening mandates put upon schools and their staff.
I appreciate schools are a focal point for community and it is the only place kids HAVE to be and therefore their presence is guaranteed. But to suggest that all child services be run through school is simply making the job of parenting TOO easy. Again I say, parenting is a gift and a responsibility one that is the parents alone.
Parents have, or rather should have, the responsiblitiy of raising their children how they see fit.
Placing all child services into school is not empowering parents. Surely a better way is out there.
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