For everyone Play school It took a student going unscored in a subject that TRAVIS MACKENZIE thought was inherently fun to remind him that the high-stakes game of VCE can take the fun out of anything.
For everyone ‘Quality of teaching’ is not about teacher quality Associate Professor NICOLE MOCKLER says it’s little wonder we have a teacher shortage crisis in our schools, given the way politicians and the media talk about the profession.
For everyone Wisdom of the ages For A.J. BETTS, coming across her primary school report cards felt like unearthing a time capsule and some surprising insights from her former teachers.
For everyone Film review: Embrace Kids (Transmission Films) Embrace Kids is an energetic mix of animation, live action, interviews and music to help children develop a positive relationship with their bodies.
For everyone Film review: Of An Age (Head Gear Films) Emerging filmmaker Goran Stolevski’s riotously funny and heart-achingly tender second feature is a love letter to Melbourne and an instant classic.
For everyone Book review: Provocations, Jeff Sparrow (NewSouth Books) Jeff Sparrow has never been afraid to examine the underside, addressing the difficult components of a thorny moral conundrum, drawing on a deep well of understanding as to the way history and society inform each other.
For everyone Roe vs Wade: what does it mean for Australia? With some right-wing politicians and ‘pro-life’ lobbyists bolstered by America’s new abortion laws, the fight to protect abortion rights in Australia is ongoing.
For everyone The Circumstances As LUCY TRELOAR has discovered, being active in society is key to its existence, to social cohesion and, ultimately, to our wellbeing.
For everyone My Favourite Things: Online recipe sites When the pantry is almost bare, recipeland.com is fantastic – just type in the few bedraggled ingredients you can gather and it does the thinking for you. But when time is on your side, it’s nice to have some cooking inspiration at your fingertips.
For everyone Book review: Outback Teacher, Sally Gare with Freda Marnie (Allen and Unwin) Outback Teacher, told by Sally and former pupil Freda Marnie, documents what it was like teaching in the outback in the 1950s.
MIFF unspools its latest schools program This year’s Melbourne International Film Festival provides opportunities for sparking classroom discussions on environmental concerns, refugees, First Nations stories, and body positivity.
For everyone Expanding horizons We are not personally responsible for all the issues we care about, so how to balance taking action with taking care of ourselves, asks LUCY TRELOAR.
For everyone Book review: A Great Hope, Jessica Stanley (Picador) This riveting whodunnit is for anyone interested in the impact of politics on family, told through an unapologetically union lens.
For everyone Book review: The Idea of Australia, Julianne Schultz (Allen&Unwin) In her latest book, Julianne Schultz scrutinises whether we are really the nation that we think we are.
For everyone TV review: Heartstopper (Netflix) If you need a feel-good queer palette cleanser for the soul, look no further than truly gorgeous Netflix hit Heartstopper.
For everyone Movie review: Ablaze (Umbrella Entertainment) A heart-soaring doco writes William ‘Bill’ Onus’s mighty contribution to Country back into the record.
For everyone The lowdown: What just happened? Albanese’s greatest victory – one that has largely gone unacknowledged – is that he has won government without being anointed by Rupert Murdoch.
For everyone By design: the moral obligation to transform schools funding It’s time for Australians to recognise and agree that the current design of Australia’s education system is leaving too many children behind, argues PASI SAHLBERG.
For everyone The original artform Once a mystical artform, handwriting is now on the List of Endangered Skills, if A.J. BETTS students’ indecipherable script is anything to go by.
For everyone Fight or flight: safety at school We all want to work in respectful schools, but first and foremost we must be safe – staff and students alike, writes TRAVIS McKENZIE.