For everyone Taking the drama out of remote learning While remote learning brought its hardships, NED MANNING found it also had some surprising benefits.
For everyone Wine: a taxing question Regular imbibers should be interested to learn that a proposal to tax wine by volume rather than value, first mooted more than a decade ago, is still alive and simmering.
For everyone Film review: First Cow Kelly Reichardt’s lyrical new film tells a rich tale of friendship between two underdogs – and a cow.
For everyone Book review: The Details We review The Details: On Love, Death and Reading by writer and teacher Tegan Bennett Daylight.
For everyone TV review: The Beach A review of the ABC TV series following director Warwick Thornton’s attempts to return to the land.
For everyone Going the distance Teachers are experts in physical distancing and isolation – and not just on a Saturday night, writes A.J. BETTS.
For everyone Reflecting on life in lockdown Although lockdown has exaggerated difference and difficulties, it’s also provided an opportunity to reexamine our lives, writes LUCY TRELOAR.
For everyone Breaking the models Remote learning gives teachers a chance to rethink classroom practice, writes TRAVIS MCKENZIE.
For everyone 10 of the best podcasts to help with remote learning From rebellious girls to Indigenous perspectives, here are some of the most interesting podcasts to help engage your students from a distance.
For everyone Video gaga: classic music videos too good not to share The best music videos don’t just enhance a good song – they often outshine it! We’ve collected some of the best kid-friendly pop clips of all time to ease the burden of lockdown (and enhance a remote lesson or two).
Schools Don’t kill the magic: the perils of NAPLAN Former teacher and public education advocate GABBIE STROUD on why the competitive mode of teaching and learning created by standardised testing has no place in our schools.
For everyone Calming movies for kids in lockdown Kids cooped up? We have unearthed a library of gentle but enthralling films that won’t leave young ones dizzy.
For everyone Wine: bargain buys As if drought and fire were not bad enough, problems in labour availability certainly haven’t helped Victoria’s 2020 vintage. Some
For everyone Book review: Weather by Jenny Offill Written amid the charged atmosphere of Trump’s election, Weather is a dark and witty book for our times.
For everyone TV review: Normal People Thanks to the faultless casting of its two leads, this adaptation of Sally Rooney’s much-lauded novel about first love may truly break your heart.
For everyone Dropping the mask: an introvert’s guide to teaching Teaching can be confronting for introverts. Remote learning might help us find a way to perform our roles while still remaining true to ourselves, writes LUCY TRELOAR.
For everyone Theatre in lockdown Fans of the stage have been able to enjoy a virtual night out thanks to free YouTube streams from a range of companies across the globe – many of them raising funds for theatres, companies or other worthy causes.
For everyone The unsung heroes We may be flattening the curve of the virus, but the learning curve for teachers has been vertiginously steep, writes A.J. BETTS.
For everyone Keeping it together, remotely Teachers are the professionals responsible for building communities, writes TRAVIS MCKENZIE.
For everyone The real cost of reopening schools Morrison has offered private schools billions in public funds to reopen early, but public schools only get a bucketload of guilt, writes JANE CARO.